Application of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to the analysis of organic archaeological materials

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 215-230

  Ghisalberti, E L ^a   Godfrey, I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE

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EID: 0001486742     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.1998.43.4.215     Document Type: Article

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