Starch granules, dental calculus and new perspectives on ancient diet

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 248-255

  Hardy, Karen ^a   Blakeney, Tony ^b   Copeland, Les ^c   Kirkham, Jennifer ^d   Wrangham, Richard ^e   Collins, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Cereal Solutions   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d LEEDS DENTAL INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amylase digestion; Carbohydrates; Hunter gatherer diet; Starch degradation

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; ARTIFACT; BIODEGRADATION; CARBOHYDRATE; DIET; ENZYME; STARCH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 57849115694     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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