title: Isotope archaeology: reading the past in metals, minerals, and bone.
abstract: The latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary (1989) defines archaeology as '... the scientific study of the remains and monuments of the prehistoric period'. It is not surprising, therefore, that modern archaeology draws as much as possible on scientific methods of investigation developed in other fields. In the last ten years the powerful method of quantitative isotope analysis has brought a new dimension to the examination of archaeological finds.
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Stos-Gale
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001106:Archaeology / Q000379:methods*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007554:Isotopes; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis*; D008903:Minerals / Q000032:analysis*; D012106:Research
chemical_list: D007554:Isotopes; D008670:Metals; D008903:Minerals