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Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS)

ZooMS is used to identify the taxa of archaeological faunal remains, including bone, leather, ivory, parchment and antler. This can be particularly useful to identify the taxonomic origin of fragmentary, undiagnostic animal remains

Fields of application

  • Cultural heritage

    archaeological object and site, manuscript, textile

  • Natural heritage

    animal product, skeleton, taxidermy collection

Materials

  • organic

    animal parts, textiles, animal bones, animal teeth, human bones, human remains, human teeth

TOOLS

MALDI MS

Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization

Provider
BioArCh
Contact person
Jessica Hendy