BIOMOLECULAR ARCHAEOLOGY AND LIPIDS
BIOMOLECULAR ARCHAEOLOGY AND LIPIDS
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DOI：
10.1080/00438243.1993.9980229
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发表时间：
1993-06-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
EVERSHED, RP
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作者：
EVERSHED, RP
中等大小的生物分子，特别是脂质，可以经常在古代材料中检测到。脂质混合物的结构和组成可以为它们的起源提供直接证据，从而为过去的人类活动提供证据。脂质生物分子考古学中的一个重要概念是“生物标志物”。考古生物标志物是在考古材料中发现的特征化合物（或化合物的混合物），可以与可能在古代被利用的当代材料中存在的化合物相匹配。本文讨论了脂质生物标志物使用的一些一般原则，包括它们的性质、起源、检测手段、表征、保存和腐烂模式以及在考古调查中的应用。举例说明了脂质生物分子考古学的范围，并对未来可能的发展领域作了一些评论。
Medium-sized biomolecules, particularly lipids, can frequently be detected in ancient materials. The structures and compositions of mixtures of lipids can provide direct evidence for their origin, and hence, evidence for human activity in the past. An important concept in the field of biomolecular archaeology of lipids is that of 'biomarkers'. Archaeological biomarkers are characteristic compounds (or mixtures of compounds) found in archaeological materials that can be matched to those present in contemporary materials likely to have been exploited in antiquity. Some of the general principles surrounding the use of lipid biomarkers, including their properties, origins, means of detection, characterization, modes of preservation and decay, and application to archaeological investigation, are discussed in this article. Examples are presented to illustrate the scope of the biomolecular archaeology of lipids and some remarks are made concerning possible areas of future development.