An understanding of the structural complexity of mineralised tissues is fundamental for
exploration into the field of diagenesis. Here we review aspects of current and past research …

Bone is an architecturally complex system that constantly undergoes structural and
functional optimisation through renewal and repair. The scanning electron microscope …

The aim of the atlas is to provide images of taphonomic modifications, making it as
comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both …

Microbial bioerosion, in all its manifestations, is one of the major factors determining the long-
term survival of archaeologically and environmentally important artefacts and ecofacts made …

It is generally a challenge to interpret incomplete and degraded skeletal assemblages found
during archaeological excavations. Several events after the death of animals and humans …

It is unclear whether the principal forms of bioerosion that are often found within the internal
microstructure of human bone are produced by intrinsic gut microbiota or exogenous …

A central problem in funerary archaeology is interpreting how the corpse was manipulated in
the immediate post mortem period. The extent of bacterial bioerosion to the internal bone …

Abstract Iron Age (c. 700 BC–43AD) funerary practice has long been a focus of debate in
British archaeology. Formal cemeteries are rare and in central-southern Britain human …

The discovery of petrous bone as an excellent repository for ancient biomolecules has been
a turning point in biomolecular archaeology, especially in aDNA research, but excessive …

Intentional mummification is a practice usually associated with early Egyptian or Peruvian
societies, but new evidence suggests that it may also have been widespread in prehistoric …