The Identification of Wool by the Number of Keratinolytic Microorganisms in the Ground of Ancient and Medieval Burials

The Identification of Wool by the Number of Keratinolytic Microorganisms in the Ground of Ancient and Medieval Burials

The paper describes the method for determining the initial presence of wool products in the burial rite of several cultures of the Bronze Age and the Middle Ages. The method is based on the analysis of the number of keratinolytic fungi in soils. Keratin is a proteinaceous biopolymer, which is a part...

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Main Authors: Natalya N. Kashirskaya, Lyudmila N. Plekhanova, Anush A. Petrosyan, Anastasiya V. Potapova, Aleksandr S. Syrovatko, Aleksandr A. Kleshchenko, Aleksandr V. Borisov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Volgograd State University 2018-12-01
Series:Нижневолжский археологический вестник
Subjects:
paleosoils
microbial biomass
microorganisms
archaeological tissues
wool
burial soil
bedding
keratin
keratinolytic fungi
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