Investigations of Ancient Human Tissue

Written primarily for physical anthropologists and archaeologists, Investigations of Ancient Human Tissue defines many of the theoretical and methodological problems now facing trace element and stable isotopy researchers. In suggesting new and ambitious goals for research, its nine essays advocate a return to the fundamentals of ancient bone chemistry. The chapter on the application of elemental analysis to human hair, as opposed to the usual material, bone, is one of the book's distinct assets.Mary K. Sandford is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro