Paleoproteomics, the study of ancient proteins, is a rapidly growing field at the intersection of
molecular biology, paleontology, archaeology, paleoecology, and history. Paleoproteomics …

Palaeoproteomics is an emerging neologism used to describe the application of mass
spectrometry-based approaches to the study of ancient proteomes. As with palaeogenomics …

A completely revised and updated edition that teaches the essentials of forensic biology,
with increased coverage of molecular biological techniques and new information on wildlife …

Deterioration and degradation of works of art is of great concern to preserve humankind
heritage. Among categories of degradation, biodeterioration is one of the main destructive …

Biocodicology, the study of the biological information stored in manuscripts, offers the
possibility of interrogating manuscripts in novel ways. Exploring the biological data …

In this paper, we describe palaeoproteomic evidence obtained from a stained medieval birth
girdle using a previously developed dry non-invasive sampling technique. The parchment …

The interest of scientists in analyzing items of World Cultural Heritage has been
exponentially increasing since the beginning of the new millennium. These studies have …

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 …

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 …

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 …