Mixed results of seven methods for organic residue analysis applied to one vessel with the residue of a known foodstuff

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-37

  Barnard, H ^a   Ambrose, S H ^b   Beehr, D E ^b   Forster, M D ^c   Lanehart, R E ^d   Malainey, M E ^e   Parr, R E ^f   Rider, M ^g   Solazzo, C ^h   Yohe II, R M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e BRANDON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^h MUSEUM CONSERVATION INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Camel milk; Camelus dromedarius; Carbon isotopes; Ceramic analysis; Diet reconstruction; Electrophoresis; Fatty acids; Gas chromatography; Lipids; Mass spectrometry; Nitrogen isotopes; Proteins; Residue analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CERAMICS; ELECTROKINESIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LIPID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MILK; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PROTEIN;

CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 33749327842     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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