TY - BOOK AU - Brown,T.A. AU - Brown,Keri ED - Wiley InterScience (Online service) TI - Biomolecular archaeology: an introduction SN - 9781444392449 AV - CC79.B56 B76 2011 U1 - 930.1 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, UK, Malden, MA PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Biomolecular archaeology KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Front Matter -- Biomolecules and how they are Studied. What is Biomolecular Archaeology? -- DNA -- Proteins -- Lipids -- Carbohydrates -- Stable Isotopes -- Preservation and Decay of Biomolecules in Archaeological Specimens. Sources of Ancient Biomolecules -- Degradation of Ancient Biomolecules -- The Technical Challenges of Biomolecular Archaeology -- The Applications of Biomolecular Archaeology. Identifying the Sex of Human Remains -- Identifying the Kinship Relationships of Human Remains -- Studying the Diets of Past People -- Studying the Origins and Spread of Agriculture -- Studying Prehistoric Technology -- Studying Disease in the Past -- Studying the Origins and Migrations of Early Modern Humans -- Glossary -- Index; What is biomolecular archaeology? -- DNA -- Proteins -- Lipids -- Carbohydrates -- Stable isotopes -- Sources of ancient biomolecules -- Degradation of ancient biomolecules -- The technical challenges of biomolecular archaeology -- Identifying the sex of human remains -- Identifying the kinship relationships of human remains -- Studying the diets of past people -- Studying the origins and spread of agriculture -- Studying prehistoric technology -- Studying disease in the past -- Studying the origins and migrations of early modern humans UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444392449 ER -