The phylum M ollusca is highly speciose, and is the largest phylum in the marine realm. The
great majority of molluscs are shelled, including nearly all bivalves, most gastropods and …

During the last decades, Raman spectroscopy has grown from research laboratories to a
well-established approach that is increasingly often used in archaeometry and conservation …

Two sites of the Neandertal-associated Middle Paleolithic of Iberia, dated to as early as
approximately 50,000 years ago, yielded perforated and pigment-stained marine shells. At …

Raman spectroscopy was used to study vaterite samples of biological, geological and
synthetic origin. The Raman band positions and the full width at half‐maximum (FWHM) of …

Being nondestructive and requiring short measurement times, a low amount of material, and
no sample preparation, Raman spectroscopy is used for routine investigation in the study of …

Simple Summary Natural pearls of Diplodon chilensis, a freshwater clam native to southern
South America, are reported and characterized for the first time. The finding also constitutes …

San rock art sites are found throughout southern Africa; unfortunately this unique heritage is
rapidly being lost through natural weathering processes, which have been the focus of …

Colour and pattern are key traits with important roles in camouflage, warning and attraction.
Ideally, in order to begin to understand the evolution and ecology of colour in nature, it is …

This review is centered on the linear conjugated polyenes, which encompasses chromatic
biomolecules, such as carotenoids, polyunsaturated aldehydes and polyolefinic fatty acids …

Vaterite and aragonite polymorphs in freshwater cultured pearls from mussels of the genus
Hyriopsis (Unionidae) were structurally and compositionally characterized by Raman …