Paleontology, archeology, and art history provide crucial information for the understanding
of human evolution throughout ages and its habits. Past animal and plant species are also …

The analysis of ancient proteins from paleontological, archeological, and historic materials is
revealing insights into past subsistence practices, patterns of health and disease, evolution …

The present review article reports the most innovative methods to detect proteins in historical
and archeological samples as well as to characterize proteins used as binders in artworks …

In recent years, proteomics procedures have become increasingly popular for the
characterization of proteinaceous materials in ancient samples of several cultural heritage …

We recently developed a new method that uses a functionalized film, which non-invasively
extracts the proteins from different surfaces, for the identification of proteinaceous materials …

The presented work proposes a new methodology based on proteomics techniques to
identify proteins in old art paintings. The main challenging tasks of this work were (i) to find …

Diagnostic immunology is a powerful tool, widely used in clinical and biochemical
laboratories for detecting molecules. In recent years, the technique has been adaptated to …

The identification of proteinaceous components in paintings remains a challenging task for
several reasons. In addition to the minute amount of sample available, complex and variable …

Proteins and small molecules from ancient objects and cultural heritage can provide key
information and contribute to study the context of objects and artists. However, all present …

Proteomic approaches based on mass spectrometry have become increasingly popular for
protein binder's identification in works of art. The identification of the binder employed may …