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J Archaeol Sci 31 (10)
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J Archaeol Sci 31 (10)
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Journal of Archaeological Science
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31 (10)
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Journal
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Karl W Butzer
John P Grattan
Julian Henderson
Richard G Klein
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Academic Press
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2004
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03054403
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10 Jun 2008
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Phylogenetic analysis of the human ancient mitochondrial DNA
Noboru Adachi
Kazuo Umetsu
Wataru Takigawa
Kazuhiro Sakaue
1339 - 1348
To identify the genealogy of human skeletal remains recovered from an archaeological site, the authors analysed the coding region of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in detail. This region is both genealogically important, and relatively impervious to postmortem damage. They also sequenced the segments of the control regions of mtDNA, and assigned the mtDNA under study to relevant haplogroups using the known mtDNA database. Thereafter, each mtDNA was classified into maternal lines according to the sequence polymorphism of the control and coding region. The advantages of this approach are discussed, including the ability to monitor the erroneous recombination of the results by looking out for the incongruence between the results by using haplogroup motif analysis.
Small-angle X-ray scattering: a high-throughput technique for investigating arch...
J C Hiller
Matthew J Collins
Andrew T Chamberlain
Timothy J Wess
1349 - 1359
Diagenetic alteration to archaeological bone can cause significant disruption to both the biogenetic mineral structure and the preservation of biomolecular resources such as protein and DNA over archaeological time. The authors report the use of a technique, small-angle X-ray scattering, which makes it possible to examine the alteration to the mineral surface due to diagenesis. This method has previously been applied to archaeological bone thin sections, but has been modified in this case for use on bone powder as a high-throughput screening technique for bone preservation. The results show that mineral structural change is not necessarily reflected in the currently used methods of measuring lattice perfection, and that the preservation of archaeological biomolecules may be linked to structural alteration as much as to crystallinity.
In situ measurement of soil pH
Henning Matthiesen
1373 - 1381
A method for taking pH measurements directly in the soil that avoids problems with degassing and oxidation is described. It involves the use of a solid state pH electrode (ISFET) and a specially designed steel probe for introducing the electrode into the soil. The method is compared to standard methods for measuring pH in soil, and its application at two waterlogged archaeological sites in Denmark is discussed.
The use of radiography and GIS to assess the deterioration of archaeological iron objects from a water logged environment
Henning Matthiesen
Eva Salomonsen
Birgit Sørensen
1451 - 1461
An analytical method based on X-ray radiography is used to give an objective measure for the state of preservation of iron objects. With this tool and applying the use of GIS, 151 lances from a waterlogged environment in Denmark were studies, to see if it was possible to correlate the state of preservation with the exact find location, the year of excavation or the method of deposition. In this case the method of deposition was most important, the deterioration pattern having been decided during the first few years after deposition. It was not possible to demonstrate increased deterioration from the first excavations in 1859 to the present day.