Animal fats are preserved at archaeological sites in association with unglazed pottery,
human and animal remains, and other deposits or hoards. High-temperature gas …

Mass spectrometry (MS) is an essential tool in the field of biomolecular archeology to
characterize amorphous organic residues preserved in ancient ceramic vessels. Animal fats …

The use of stable isotope ratio analysis in archaeology has exploded over the past few
decades to the point where it is now an established tool that is routinely used to investigate …

This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of the many different kinds of information
that can be obtained through the archaeological study of pottery. It describes the scientific …

The second edition of The Biomarker Guide is a fully updated and expanded version of this
essential reference. Now in two volumes, it provides a comprehensive account of the role …

Domesticated animals formed an important element of farming practices in prehistoric
Britain, a fact revealed through the quantity and variety of animal bone typically found at …

Naturally occurring variations in the stable isotope composition of fossil vertebrates have
been studied since the late 1970s. Isotopic data from vertebrate fossils are sometimes used …

This book is an introduction to the study of artefacts, setting them in a social context rather
than using a purely scientific approach. Drawing on a range of different cultures and …

Figure 46 Grave 1289 (Amesbury Archer); Beaker pottery Figure 47 Grave 1289 (Amesbury
Archer); comparison of the profiles of Beakers ON 6590 and 6597 Figure 48 Grave 1289 …

ω-(o-Alkylphenyl) alkanoic acids with 16, 18 and 20 carbon atoms were identified in
archaeological pottery vessels from coastal sites in Southern Brazil. Such compounds are …