PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SHOE LEATHER FROM A BURIAL AT THE MEDIEVAL SITE OF SANTA MARIA DE MUR, SPAIN

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2000

Summary

A piece of shoe leather from a medieval burial at the Santa Maria de Mur site in Spain was submitted for protein residue analysis. Immunological studies have shown that prehistoric protein residues from archaeological material can be identified using a modified forensic procedure. The goal of the analysis was to identify the mammalian source of the shoe leather.

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PROTEIN RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF SHOE LEATHER FROM A BURIAL AT THE MEDIEVAL SITE OF SANTA MARIA DE MUR, SPAIN. Kathryn Puseman. PRI Technical Reports ,2000-065. 2000 ( tDAR id: 378578) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8RB740D

Keywords

Material
Fauna

Site Name
Santa Maria de Mur

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
00-065 • Leather Artifact • Protein Residue Analysis

Geographic Keywords
Spain

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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