Deciphering bone depositional sequences in caves through the study of manganese coatings

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 707-717

  López González, Fernando ^a   Grandal d'Anglade, Aurora ^a   Vidal Romaní, Juan Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Black bones; Depositional sequence; Li ares cave; Manganese coatings; Taphonomy; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BONE; CAVE; MANGANESE; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 33644514981     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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