The Preservation of Invertebrates in 16th-Century Cesspits at St Saviourgate, York*

Autor:	Allan Hall, Lucy M.E. Mccobb, H. K. Kenward, Derek E. G. Briggs
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	chemistry.chemical_classification Archeology History Taphonomy Ecology Fauna media_common.quotation_subject Zoology Seta Insect chemistry.chemical_compound Chitin chemistry Organic matter Shellfish Invertebrate media_common
Zdroj:	Archaeometry. 46:157-169
ISSN:	1475-4754 0003-813X
Popis:	The taphonomy of invertebrates from 16th-century cesspits at St Saviourgate, York, was investigated. Earthworms, fly larvae and puparia are preserved through replication in calcium phosphate, a process facilitated by acidic cesspit pore water and by the presence of abundant organic matter, bones and shells. Features preserved by mineralization include muscles, blood vessels and setae. Non-mineralized invertebrate remains include puparia and beetles. Py–GC/MS (flash pyrolysis–gas chromatography/mass spectrometry) revealed a very high level of preservation of structural biomolecules, with all the protein and chitin markers that are evident in the living forms still being detectable in the divalent remains.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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