Archaeological Science Under a Microscope

Preface Stones, stories and science Tom Loy publications: 1978-2006 Principles: synthesis, classification and experiment The impact of micro-residue studies on South African Middle Stone Age research A microstratigraphic investigation into the longevity of archaeological residues Sterkfontein, South Africa Mountains and molehills: sample size in archaeological microscopic stone-tool residue analysis Building a comparative starch reference collection for Indonesia and its application to palaeoenvironmental and archaeological research Morphometric analysis of calcium oxalate raphides and assessment of their taxonomic value for archaeological microfossil studies Starch granule taphonomy: the results of a two year field experiment Toward using an oxidatively damaged plasmid as an intra- and inter-laboratory standard for ancient DNA studies Method validation in forensics and the archaeological sciences Practice: case studies in residue and ancient DNA analysis Mesolithic stone tool function and site types in Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic Chloroplast DNA from 16th century waterlogged oak in a marine environment: initial steps in sourcing the Mary Rose timbers Drawing first blood from Maya ceramics at Cop√°n, Honduras A molecular study of a rare Maori cloak Tools on the surface: residue and use-wear analyses of stone artefacts from Camooweal, northwest Queensland Starch residues on grinding stones in private collections: a study of morahs from the tropical rainforests of NE Queensland Aboriginal craft and subsistence activities at Native Well I and Native Well II, Central Western Highlands, Queensland: results of a residue and use-wear analysis of backed artefacts Deadly weapons: backed microliths from Narrabeen, New South Wales