The biomolecular characterization of a finger ring contextually dated to the emergence of the Early Neolithic from Syltholm, Denmark
We present the analysis of an osseous finger ring from a predominantly early Neolithic context in Denmark. To characterize the artefact and identify the raw material used for its manufacture, we performed micro-computed tomography scanning, zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry (ZooMS) peptide mass fi...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:7029941 2023-05-15T13:13:12+02:00 The biomolecular characterization of a finger ring contextually dated to the emergence of the Early Neolithic from Syltholm, Denmark Trolle Jensen, Theis Zetner Mackie, Meaghan Taurozzi, Alberto John Lanigan, Liam Thomas Gundelach, Carsten Olsen, Jesper Sørensen, Søren Anker Collins, Matthew James Sørensen, Mikkel Schroeder, Hannes 2020-01-22 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7029941/ https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.191172 en eng The Royal Society http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7029941/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.191172 © 2020 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. CC-BY Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Text 2020 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.191172 2020-03-29T01:16:53Z We present the analysis of an osseous finger ring from a predominantly early Neolithic context in Denmark. To characterize the artefact and identify the raw material used for its manufacture, we performed micro-computed tomography scanning, zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry (ZooMS) peptide mass fingerprinting, as well as protein sequencing by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). We conclude that the ring was made from long bone or antler due to the presence of osteons (Haversian canals). Subsequent ZooMS analysis of collagen I and II indicated that it was made from Alces alces or Cervus elaphus material. We then used LC-MS/MS analysis to refine our species identification, confirming that the ring was made from Cervus elaphus, and to examine the rest of the proteome. This study demonstrates the potential of ancient proteomics for species identification of prehistoric artefacts made from osseous material. Text Alces alces PubMed Central (PMC) Royal Society Open Science 7 1 191172 |
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We present the analysis of an osseous finger ring from a predominantly early Neolithic context in Denmark. To characterize the artefact and identify the raw material used for its manufacture, we performed micro-computed tomography scanning, zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry (ZooMS) peptide mass fingerprinting, as well as protein sequencing by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). We conclude that the ring was made from long bone or antler due to the presence of osteons (Haversian canals). Subsequent ZooMS analysis of collagen I and II indicated that it was made from Alces alces or Cervus elaphus material. We then used LC-MS/MS analysis to refine our species identification, confirming that the ring was made from Cervus elaphus, and to examine the rest of the proteome. This study demonstrates the potential of ancient proteomics for species identification of prehistoric artefacts made from osseous material. |
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Trolle Jensen, Theis Zetner Mackie, Meaghan Taurozzi, Alberto John Lanigan, Liam Thomas Gundelach, Carsten Olsen, Jesper Sørensen, Søren Anker Collins, Matthew James Sørensen, Mikkel Schroeder, Hannes |
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Trolle Jensen, Theis Zetner Mackie, Meaghan Taurozzi, Alberto John Lanigan, Liam Thomas Gundelach, Carsten Olsen, Jesper Sørensen, Søren Anker Collins, Matthew James Sørensen, Mikkel Schroeder, Hannes |
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The biomolecular characterization of a finger ring contextually dated to the emergence of the Early Neolithic from Syltholm, Denmark |
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The biomolecular characterization of a finger ring contextually dated to the emergence of the Early Neolithic from Syltholm, Denmark |
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The biomolecular characterization of a finger ring contextually dated to the emergence of the Early Neolithic from Syltholm, Denmark |
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The biomolecular characterization of a finger ring contextually dated to the emergence of the Early Neolithic from Syltholm, Denmark |
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The biomolecular characterization of a finger ring contextually dated to the emergence of the Early Neolithic from Syltholm, Denmark |
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biomolecular characterization of a finger ring contextually dated to the emergence of the early neolithic from syltholm, denmark |
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