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OverviewThere are now a number of established techniques available for dating and determining the age of biological materials. The purpose of this book is to review the relative capabilities and potential of such methods in the context of medicine, biology, earth sciences, palaeontology, archaeology and anthropology. It is anticipated that this volume should become a standard reference work for all involved in this field. This book should be of interest to all those involved in the field of dating and age determination. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael R. Zimmerman , J.Lawrence AngelPublisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Imprint: Kluwer Academic Publishers Weight: 0.520kg ISBN: 9780709904700ISBN 10: 0709904703 Pages: 304 Publication Date: 20 April 1986 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock  Table of ContentsPreface. List of contributors. Part I: Dating techniques. Radiocarbon dating of bones. Amino acid racemisation dating - a review. Electron spin resonance. Ancillary techniques. Part II: Age determination. Age at death estimated from the skeleton and viscera. The use of Hand-wrist radiographs for age assessment in deceased individuals. Estimation of age at death from histology of human bone. Determination of age at death: Dentition analysis. Age determination of living mammals using aspartic acid racemisation in structure proteins. Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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