Drugs in prehistory: Chemical analysis of ancient human hair

Forensic Science International

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-179

  Baez H ^a   Castro, M M ^a,b   Benavente, M A ^a   Kintz, P ^c   Cirimele, V ^c   Camargo, C ^a   Thomas, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Direccion de Bibliotecas Archivos y Museos   (Chile)

^c INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

Author keywords

Ancient hair; Chemical analysis; Drug use; GC MS; Mummy

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOL; CANNABIS; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; DRONABINOL; ECGONINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; OPIATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ANALYSIS; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PALEOPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343049208     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00204-2     Document Type: Article

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