The effects of thermal and oxidative degradation on the fatty acid composition of food plants and animals of Western Canada: Implications for the identification of archaeological vessel residues

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-103

  Malainey, M E ^a   Przybylski, R ^a   Sherriff, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cooking residues; Decomposition archaeological residue identification; Fatty acids; Gas chromatography; Native food; Western Canada

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; FAT; PLANT;

CANADA;

EID: 0033031114     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0306     Document Type: Article

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