Sub-micron Spongiform Porosity is the Major Ultra-structural Alteration Occurring in Archaeological Bone

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 407-414

  Turner Walker, G ^a   Nielsen Marsh, C M ^b   Syversen, U ^a   Kars, H ^c   Collins, M J ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Rijksdienst V Het Oudheidkundig B   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bone; Bone diagenesis; Mercury intrusion porosimetry; Microstructure; Porosity; SEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347373691     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.642     Document Type: Article

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