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Survival and detection of blood residues on stone tools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

J. A. Eisele ,
D. D. Fowler ,
G. Haynes  and
R. A. Lewis
J. A. Eisele
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno NV 89557, USA
D. D. Fowler
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno NV 89557, USA
G. Haynes
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno NV 89557, USA
R. A. Lewis
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Reno NV 89557, USA
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A new field is opening up in biological archaeology, as it is found that ancient DNA and other bio-molecules may–under the right conditions–survive over the long term. Is the same true of blood residues on stone tools?

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Antiquity , Volume 69 , Issue 262 , March 1995 , pp. 36 - 46
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1995 

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