Stout S D, Teitelbaum S L
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1976 Mar;44(2):263-9. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330440208.
Archeological bone often lends itself to histological analysis. Sections from bone samples approximately one thousand years old may show as much structural preservation as those only a few hundred years old; hence, it appears that the degree of preservation is not necessarily affected by time. Enough structure may be preserved to permit the diagnosis of metabolic disorders of bone which might go undetected by other methods. This type of analysis can be utilized to accept or reject individual remains suspected of being pathological on the basis of other less precise diagnostic techniques.
考古骨骼常常适合进行组织学分析。来自大约一千年前骨骼样本的切片可能显示出与只有几百年历史的样本一样多的结构保存情况；因此，似乎保存程度不一定受时间影响。可能保存了足够的结构以允许诊断其他方法可能检测不到的骨骼代谢紊乱。这种类型的分析可用于根据其他不太精确的诊断技术来接受或排除怀疑有病变的个体遗骸。
