Structural characterization of lipid constituents from natural substances preserved in archaeological environments

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1620-1630

  Regert, Martine ^a   Garnier, Nicolas ^a   Decavallas, Oreste ^a   Cren Olive, Cécile ^b   Rolando, Christian ^b  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE ET DE RESTAURATION DES MUSÉES DE FRANCE   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Analytical chemistry; Animal fat; Archaeology; Beeswax; Birch bark tar; Electrospray; Gas chromatography; Mass spectrometry; Organic matter; Plant oil

Indexed keywords

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LIPIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ARCHAEOLOGY;

MEASUREMENT THEORY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 0141705590     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/14/9/313     Document Type: Article

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