ZooMS is used to identify the taxa of archaeological faunal remains, including bone, leather, ivory, parchment and antler. This can be particularly useful to identify the taxonomic origin of fragmentary, undiagnostic animal remains
Fields of application
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Cultural heritage
archaeological object and site, manuscript, textile
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Natural heritage
animal product, skeleton, taxidermy collection
Materials
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organic
animal parts, textiles, animal bones, animal teeth, human bones, human remains, human teeth
TOOLS
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization