 | Brown T.A. Biomolecular archaeology: an introduction / T.Brown, K.Brown. - Chichester; Malden: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. - xxiv, 312 p.: ill., maps. - Incl. bibl. ref. - Ind.: p.302-312. - ISBN 978-1-4051-7960-7
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List of Figures ............................................... xvi
List of Tables ................................................ xxi
Preface ..................................................... xxiii
PART I BIOMOLECULES AND HOW THEY ARE STUDIED .................... 1
1 What is Biomolecular Archaeology? ............................ 3
2 DNA .......................................................... 9
3 Proteins .................................................... 38
4 Lipids ...................................................... 54
5 Carbohydrates ............................................... 68
6 Stable Isotopes ............................................. 79
PART II PRESERVATION AND DECAY OF BIOMOLECULES IN
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPECIMENS ....................................... 89
7 Sources of Ancient Biomolecules ............................. 91
8 Degradation of Ancient Biomolecules ........................ 115
9 The Technical Challenges of Biomolecular Archaeology ....... 136
PART III THE APPLICATIONS OF BIOMOLECULAR ARCHAEOLOGY ......... 149
10 Identifying the Sex of Human Remains ....................... 151
11 Identifying the Kinship Relationships of Human Remains ..... 168
12 Studying the Diets of Past People .......................... 190
13 Studying the Origins and Spread of Agriculture ............. 210
14 Studying Prehistoric Technology ............................ 236
15 Studying Disease in the Past ............................... 242
16 Studying the Origins and Migrations of Early Modern
Humans ..................................................... 266
Glossary ...................................................... 287
Index ......................................................... 302
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