Dating and age determination of biological materials
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Dating and age determination of biological materials
(Croom Helm applied biology series)
Croom Helm, c1986
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Includes bibliographies and index
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Description
There are now a number of established techniques available for dating and determining the age of biological materials. The purpose of this book is to review the relative capabilities and potential of such methods in the context of medicine, biology, earth sciences, palaeontology, archaeology and anthropology. It is anticipated that this volume should become a standard reference work for all involved in this field. This book should be of interest to all those involved in the field of dating and age determination.
Table of Contents
Preface. List of contributors. Part I: Dating techniques. Radiocarbon dating of bones. Amino acid racemisation dating - a review. Electron spin resonance. Ancillary techniques. Part II: Age determination. Age at death estimated from the skeleton and viscera. The use of Hand-wrist radiographs for age assessment in deceased individuals. Estimation of age at death from histology of human bone. Determination of age at death: Dentition analysis. Age determination of living mammals using aspartic acid racemisation in structure proteins. Index.
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