The preservation of bone or bioapatite over geologic time has presented paleobiologists
with long-standing and formidable questions. Namely, to elucidate the mechanisms …

Molecular studies have contributed greatly to our understanding of evolutionary processes
that act upon virtually every aspect of living organisms. However, these studies are limited …

Intra-bone rare earth element (REE) fractionation trends were studied by LA-ICPMS analysis
to put constraints on (1) the mechanisms controlling REE fractionation within fossil bones;(2) …

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 …

Fossil bones and teeth are potentially important repository for geochemical proxy data and a
target for radiometric dating. The concentration of many trace elements in bones and teeth …

Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy using attenuated total reflection (ATR) is
commonly used for the examination of bone. During sample preparation bone is commonly …

Strontium isotope ratios measured in fossil human teeth are a powerful tool to investigate
past mobility patterns. In order to apply this method, the sample needs to be investigated for …

Biomineralized tissues are chemically altered after death, and this diagenetic alteration can
obscure original biological chemical features or provide new chemical information about the …

Rationale Much credence has been given in the paleoproteomic community to glutamine
deamidation as a proxy for the age of proteins derived from fossil and subfossil material, and …

Rare earth element (REE) patterns of fossil bones and teeth are widely used as proxies for
provenance, taphonomy, and palaeoenvironment. In order to investigate if fossil bones …