Testing high-resolution X-ray computed tomography for the micromorphological analyses of archaeological soils and sediments

Archaeological Prospection

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-112

  Adderley, W Paul ^a   Simpson, Ian A ^a   MacLeod, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High resolution X ray computed tomography; Iceland micromorphology; Pore surface area; Pore volume; Soil pore

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009346097     PISSN: 10752196     EISSN: 10990763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1099-0763(200106)8:2<107::AID-ARP152>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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