Patterns of diagenesis in bone II: Effects of acetic acid treatment and the removal of diagenetic CO32

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1151-1159

  Nielsen Marsh, Christina M ^a   Hedges, Robert E M ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetic acid; Bone; Carbonate; Crystallinity; Diagenesis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BONE; CARBONATE; DIAGENESIS;

EID: 0034488004     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0538     Document Type: Article

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