Bone preservation in human remains from the Terme del Sarno at Pompeii using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 513-520

  Guarino, Fabio M ^a,b   Angelini, F ^a   Vollono, C ^a,b   Orefice, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio di Ricerche Applicate Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone; Diagenesis; Histology; Pompeii; Preservation; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BONE; PRESERVATION;

EID: 31744449580     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.09.010     Document Type: Article

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