Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS)

Buckley, Michael

doi:10.1002/9781119592112.ch23

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 93 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The proteomic analysis or ZooMS (Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry) method has been used in archaeology for over a decade now and has successfully provided taxonomic identification for faunal remains (mainly bones) at the family and genus levels (Buckley et al 2009, Buckley 2018. It specifically targets those bones whose distinguishing morphological features were removed (for any reason, such as due to carving or crushing), thus making them unidentifiable.…”

Section: Bio-molecular Analysis Of Ivorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Archaeological Ivories: A practical guide for identifying elephant and hippo ivory in the archaeological record

Shochat

2024

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The use of osseous materials for crafting various artifacts is well-attested in the archaeological record of the ancient Near East. While bone, the most common and available material, was used more frequently, ivory was highly valued as an exotic material for fashioning exquisite prestige items designed for ostentatious display and linked to society's elite strata. Therefore, reliably distinguishing between the taxonomic origins of the osseous artifacts is significant for interpreting the archaeological data. In the Near East, the demand for ivory products reached its zenith during the mid-2nd to mid-1st millennia BCE, producing one of the largest assemblages unearthed anywhere in the world. Using state-of-the-art bio-molecular analyses to study this collection is costly, time-consuming, and entails damaging the highly-curated artifacts. This paper provides an essential, simple, non-destructive, and validated method to distinguish bone from elephant or hippo ivory (the most common osseous materials attested in the Near East record). However, following similar guidelines can help index other biological sources of ivory.

show abstract

Section: Bio-molecular Analysis Of Ivorymentioning

confidence: 99%