Preservation of the metaproteome: variability of protein preservation in ancient dental calculus

Proteomic analysis of dental calculus is emerging as a powerful tool for disease and dietary characterisation of archaeological populations. To better understand the variability in protein results from dental calculus, we analysed 21 samples from three Roman-period populations to compare: 1) the qua...

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Main Authors: Meaghan Mackie, Jessica Hendy, Abigail D. Lowe, Alessandra Sperduti, Malin Holst, Matthew J. Collins, Camilla F. Speller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Science and Technology of Archaeological Research
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2017.1361629