Abstract Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS) is rapidly becoming a staple in
archaeological and cultural heritage science. Developed a decade ago, this peptide mass …

Collagen peptide mass fingerprinting by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-
flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry, also known as zooarchaeology by mass …

The study of faunal remains from archaeological sites is often complicated by the presence
of large numbers of highly fragmented, morphologically unidentifiable bones. In Australia …

Archaeological bone assemblages are almost always dominated by high proportions of
fragmentary remains rendering them unidentifiable by morphological analysis. To overcome …

It is notoriously difficult to identify species from archaeological survivals of animal skin. For a
long time, macroscopic inspection and light microscopy were the only methods available …

Denmark has an extraordinarily large and well-preserved collection of archaeological skin
garments found in peat bogs, dated to approximately 920 BC–AD 775. These objects …

Collagen peptide mass fingerprinting, best known as Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry
(or ZooMS) when applied to archaeology, has become invaluable for the taxonomic …

Rationale Species identification of hair is routinely done by microscopic analysis. Following
previous studies that used protein analysis to characterize species markers in hair and wool …

The identification of fur origins from the 5300‐year‐old Tyrolean Iceman's accoutrement is
not yet complete, although definite identification is essential for the socio‐cultural context of …

ABSTRACT ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry) is increasingly being used as a
method for species identification of archaeological and historical remains. The method …