The analysis of ivory from a marine environment

Studies in Conservation

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 29-45

  Godfrey, I M ^a   Ghisalberti, E L ^a   Beng, E W ^a   Byrne, L T ^a   Richardson, G W ^a  

^a WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; COLLAGEN; COMPOSITION; DETERIORATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

AUTOMATED POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; ELEPHANT TUSK FRAGMENT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; IVORY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

CONSERVATION;

BROSME BROSME; ELEPHANT;

EID: 0036217232     PISSN: 00393630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/sic.2002.47.1.29     Document Type: Article

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