Histological identification of bone fragments in archaeology: Telling humans apart from horses and cattle

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 465-480

  Cuijpers, A G F M ^a  

^a Rijksdienst voor Archeologie Cultuurlandschap en Monumenten   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Archaeological; Bone microstructure; Cattle; Diaphysis; Histology; Horse; Human; Species differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845439863     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.848     Document Type: Article

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