The application of 3D-microprofilometry as a tool in the surface diagnosis of fossil and sub-fossil vertebrate hard tissue. An example from the Pliocene Upper Laetolil Beds, Tanzania

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 350-356

  Kaiser, Thomas M ^a   Katterwe, Horst ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b Kriminaltechnisches Institut   (Germany)

Author keywords

Insect mandible marks; Laetoli; Laser scanning; Profiling instrument; Surface modification to bone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040079921     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.573     Document Type: Article

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