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What laboratory facilities are needed to fully study ancient biomaterials?

April 26, 2017ancient biomaterials facilities fully laboratory needed study

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What laboratory facilities are needed to fully study ancient biomaterials?

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• Secure sample at site; ship to lab • X-ray/CT image analysis of entire specimen prior to further study • Clean room retrieval of sample • Separation and quantitative chemistry of material to be dated • Radiometric dating of matrix or sample • DNA or macromolecular analysis of sample • These labs either currently exist or are being built at ABI