Palaeocytology in skeletal remains

Microscopic examination of putrefaction fluid deposits and dental calculus of skeletal remains from French archaeological sites

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ID7809628
AutoresJoël Blondiaux (0000-0002-1485-5697, autor correspondente), Philippe Charlier (0000-0003-0357-511X, Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré)
Ano2008
Volume18
Fascículo1
Páginas1-10
Data de publicação2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.931
OpenAlexW2019973999
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas12
Referências citadas7

The relatively elusive nature of preserved human cells in fossilised tissues was recognised prior to the description of fossilised sickle cells by Maat ( 1991 ) and Maat & Baig ( 1991 ). Preserved neural cells were also noted in mummified brain tissues by Hauswirth et al . ( 1991 ) and Doran et al . ( 1986 ). Exceptional circumstances of preservation were used to explain these rare observations (Briggs & Kear, 1993 ). In this study, dental calculus and endocranial putrefaction fluid were rehydrated for 12 hours in 0.4 M acetic acid solution at room temperature, smear stained with May‐Grunwald‐Giemsa and examined using light microscopy. Remnants of leucocytes, epithelial cells and other cells are presented and discussed. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Archaeology · Pathology · Putrefaction · Chemistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Medicine · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology