RATIONALE Strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) are used in archaeological and forensic
science as markers of residence or mobility because they reflect the local geological …

The composition and structure of experimentally heated modern bone and cremated bone
fragments from various archaeological sites were analysed by Fourier Transform Infrared …

Expensive and time-consuming preparation procedures for radiocarbon and stable isotope
analyses can be conducted on archaeological bone samples even if no collagen is …

Cremated human remains from Stonehenge provide direct evidence on the life of those few
select individuals buried at this iconic Neolithic monument. The practice of cremation has …

The debate regarding the susceptibility of bone and enamel carbonate to preserve in vivo
carbon isotope ratios is as old as paleodietary research. After more than three decades of …

An important advance in the radiocarbon dating of archaeological material occurred in the
late 1990s, with direct dating of cremated human remains. A crucial part of the argument was …

Only the inorganic fraction of bone survives the high temperatures reached during
cremation, so that it remains the sole material available for isotopic analyses. In order to …

The mineralized collagen found in vertebrate skeletons is one of the most durable biological
materials found in the archaeological record, surpassed only by tooth enamel. All vertebrate …

Objectives Vibrational spectroscopy is a valuable tool for the study of burned skeletal
remains. Nonetheless, most investigations have been focused on a limited number of …

In the most recent three decades, there has been an outpouring of research on the
preservation of cells and soft tissues within fossil bones. Cells and soft tissues that are …