An understanding of the structural complexity of mineralised tissues is fundamental for
exploration into the field of diagenesis. Here we review aspects of current and past research …

If bone is considered as a composite of collagen (protein) and bioapatite (mineral), then
three pathways of diagenesis are identified:(1) chemical deterioration of the organic …

Forensic DNA identification techniques are principally based on determination of the size or
sequence of desired PCR products. The fragmentation of DNA templates or the structural …

The generation of a DNA profile from skeletal remains is an important part of the
identification process in both mass disaster and unidentified person cases. Since bones and …

The extraction of DNA from archaeological or forensic skeletal remains can provide quite
powerful data for analysis, but is plagued by a unique set of methodological problems. One …

The physical survival of bone is integral to any kind of palaeopathological study. Not only
must the skeleton survive in the burial environment or tomb, it must retain sufficient strength …

Despite the widespread use of bones in ancient DNA (aDNA) studies, relatively little
concrete information exists in regard to how the DNA in mineralised collagen degrades, or …

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

Aim To evaluate trends in DNA typing success rates of different skeletal elements from mass
graves originating from conflicts that occurred in the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and …

The Mesolithic–Neolithic transition in north-west Europe has been described as rapid and
uniform, entailing a swift shift from the use of marine and other wild resources to …