Bone collagen preservation at the roonka flat aboriginal burial ground: A natural laboratory

Journal of Field Archaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 203-217

  Pate, F Donald ^a  

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EID: 0039911782     PISSN: 00934690     EISSN: 20424582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/009346998792005531     Document Type: Article

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