Garlick, J. D. (1969). Buried bone: the experimental approach in the study of nitrogen content and blood group activity. In: n.e. Science in Archaeology. pp. 503-512.
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Buried bone: the experimental approach in the study of nitrogen content and blood group activity | ||||||||
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Science in Archaeology | ||||||||
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503 - 512 | ||||||||
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Two characteristics of bone recovered from excavations (nitrogen content and blood group activity) can already reveal some information, but further work on effects of the burial environment is needed. For instance, collagen, the structural protein of bone, degrades and loses its nitrogen at a rate which depends on many variables including soil acidity, oxygenation, temperature, and effects of flora. Laboratory methods of study are outlined, and preliminary results obtained from the cooked and uncooked bones deposited in the Overton Down experimental earthwork are described. Results from elsewhere of nitrogen testing of Pleistocene and post-Pleistocene bone and dentine are summarised. Blood group activity in buried bone is little understood so far, but the devising of more sensitive tests in the Overton Down and Wareham experiments will help. Progress will also depend on further research in biochemistry, microbiology and immunology. | ||||||||
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1969 | ||||||||
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