Ed, sorry for the long delay in getting these old refs to you. They may be of some use! Keith Dobney, K.M. and Brothwell, D.R. (1986). Dental calculus: its relevance to ancient diet and oral ecology in E. Cruwys and R.A. Foley (eds.), Teeth and Anthropology, B.A.R. International Series 291. Dobney, K.M. and Brothwell, D.R. (1987). A method for evaluating the amount of dental calculus on teeth from archaeological sites. Journal of Archaeological Science 14. Dobney, K.M. and Brothwell, D.R. (1988). A scanning electron microscope study of archaeological dental calculus in S. Olsen (ed.), Scanning electron microscopy in archaeology. B.A.R. International Series 452. Dobney, K. M. (1994). Study of the dental calculus, pp. 507-21 in Lilley, J. M., Stroud, G., Brothwell, D. R. and Williamson, M. H., The Jewish burial ground at Jewbury. The Archaeology of York 12 (3), 295-578 + loose Figs. 187-89. York: Council for British Archaeology Ed Maher wrote: > Hello Everone: > > I would appreciate help on acquiring citations referring to methods and > procedures for analyzing the composition of tartar accumulations > collected from ungulate dentition. > > Cheers, > > Ed > > > > > Edward F. Maher > Post Doctoral Researcher > The Field Museum > Chicago, IL > -- Dr Keith Dobney Department of Archaeology University of Durham South Road Durham DH1 3LE Tel: +44 (0)191 334 1119 Fax: +44 (0)191 334 1101 Email: [log in to unmask] Details: www.dur.ac.uk/Archaeology/about_staff/about_staff_dobneyk.php