Assessment of archaeological bone and dentine preservation from lazaret cave (Middle Pleistocene) in France

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 109-119

  Michel, V ^a   Ildefonse, Ph ^b   Morin, G ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

apatite; bone; dentine; fossilization; IR spectrometry; Lazaret; Middle Pleistocene; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BONE; DENTINE; FOSSILIZATION; IR SPECTROSCOPY; PLEISTOCENE; XRD;

FRANCE, PROVINCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR, ALPES-MARITIMES, LAZARET CAVE;

EID: 0030274254     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(96)00074-0     Document Type: Article

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