Oxygen isotope analysis of animal bone phosphate: Method refinement, influence of consolidants, and reconstruction of palaeotemperatures for Holocene sites

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 523-535

  Stephan, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apatite; Bones; Consolidant; Holocene; Oxygen isotopes; Palaeotemperature; Preservation; Silver phosphate

Indexed keywords

BONE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOTEMPERATURE; RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0033934295     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0480     Document Type: Article

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