A practical approach to the identification of low temperature heated bone using TEM

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1393-1399

  Koon, H E C ^a   Nicholson, R A ^a   Collins, M J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone collagen fibrils; Cooked bone; Diagenesis; IR; Low temperature heating; TEM

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; FIRE; LOW TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0141890755     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(03)00034-7     Document Type: Article

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