Blood from stones? Some methodological and interpretive problems in blood residue analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 139-147

  Fiedel, Stuart J ^a  

^a John Milner Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood residue analysis; Crossover immuno electrophoresis; Enzyme linked immunoabsorbant assay

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEST; BLOOD RESIDUE ANALYSIS; METHOD ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029728756     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0011     Document Type: Article

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