Illustrated thoroughly, Biomolecular Archaeology is the first book to clearly guide students through the study of ancient DNA: how to analyze biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) to address important archaeological questions.

• The first book to address the scope and methods of this new cross-disciplinary area of research for archaeologists
• Offers a completely up-to-date overview of the latest research in this innovative subject
• Guides students who wish to become biomolecular archaeologists through the complexities of both the scientific methods and archaeological goals.
• Provides an essential component to undergraduate and graduate archaeological research

Terry Brown is Professor of Biomolecular Archaeology at The University of Manchester. His publications include Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis: An Introduction (6th edition, Blackwell Science, 2010) and Genomes (3rd edition, 2006).

Keri Brown is Honorary Lecturer in Biomolecular Archaeology at the University of Manchester; she taught the M.Sc in Biomolecular Archaeology at Manchester and Sheffield Universities for 10 years. She has published articles in both Italian archaeology and ancient DNA.