BLOOD FROM STONES - PROBABLY - A RESPONSE

Authors
NEWMAN ME YOHE RM KOOYMAN B CERI H
Citation
Me. Newman et al., BLOOD FROM STONES - PROBABLY - A RESPONSE, Journal of archaeological science, 24(11), 1997, pp. 1023-1027
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Archaeology,Archaeology
Journal title
Journal of archaeological science → ACNP
ISSN journal
03054403
Volume
24
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1023 - 1027
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-4403(1997)24:11<1023:BFS-P->2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A recent paper by Fiedel (1996) denouncing the validity of ''blood'' r esidue analysis was found to contain several inaccuracies concerning m ethodologies and interpretation of data. In this paper we discuss some of the interpretative errors made in the Fiedel paper, present an his torical perspective of immune analysis and point out some recent studi es supportive of the use of residue analysis in an archaeological cont ext. (C) 1997 Academic Press Limited.