Demarchi et al. (2010) has reported the application of Intra-crystalline protein degradation (IcPD) to analyse Scottish shell midden sequences, and the results suggest it is a plausible (albeit relatively imprecise) dating method. See also section 2.5.
In This Section:
Thematic
- Marine & Maritime
- Archaeological Science
- Executive Summary
- Science - Overall Research Recommendations
- Introduction
- 1. Chronology
- 2. Human and Animal Sciences
- 3. Understanding Materials
- 4. People and the Environment
- 5. Detecting and Imaging Heritage Assets
- 6. Statistical modelling in archaeological applications
- 7. The Vision for Science in Scottish Archaeology
- Science Case Studies
- Science Bibliography
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site: The Antonine Wall
- Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland
- Boyne to Brodgar: Making Monuments, Creating Communities
- Scottish Network for Nineteenth-Century European Cultures