Notice catalographique « The effect of shellac on stable isotope analysis of archaeological bone »
- Titre
- The effect of shellac on stable isotope analysis of archaeological bone
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Robertson, Elizabeth
- Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, Ont.
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 1997
- Collation
- 64 p.
- Résumé
- This study investigates the impact of historically used bone consolidants on the results produced by stable isotope analysis, an instrumental technique of great utility in reconstructing the dietary patterns of ancient human and animal populations. Specifically, the investigation focused on shellac, an insect resin with an extensive history of use for the consolidation of bone. Its effects on stable isotope analysis were determined by using it to treat bone samples. In addition, untreated samples of the same bone were set aside for comparison. All of these samples were subjected to stable isotope analysis, the results of which indicated that treatment with shellac contaminated the bone, altering the data produced by the technique. However, the magnitude of the variation induced by the contamination was not actually large enough to significantly alter the way in which the dietry information provided by the results would be interpreted.
- Notes
- Research Report (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 1997
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Archaeology - Conservation and restoration
- Archéologie - Conservation et restauration
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- CC 135 R62
- Clé
- 11942
- Collection
- Catalogue