Canidae volume bone mineral density values: An application to sites in western Canada

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1677-1690

  Novecosky, Brad J ^a   Popkin, Peter R W ^b  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone mineral density; Canidae; Computed tomography; Photon densitometry; Taphonomy; Zooarchaeology

Indexed keywords

BONE; DENSITY; MINERAL;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; VULPES VELOX; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 25144462499     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.05.009     Document Type: Article

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