Biomolecular Archaeology : An Introduction

Author: Brown, T. A., Brown, Keri

Humanities

Published on 4 February 2011 by John Wiley and Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons L).

Illustrated thoroughly, Biomolecular Archaeology is the first book to clearly guide students through the study of ancient DNA: how to analyze biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) to address important archaeological questions.

The first book to address the scope and methods of this new cross-disciplinary area of research for archaeologistsOffers a completely up-to-date overview of the latest research in this innovative subjectGuides students who wish to become biomolecular archaeologists through the complexities of both the scientific methods and archaeological goals.

Provides an essential component to undergraduate and graduate archaeological research