Thermal alterations in archaeological bones

Archaeometry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 713-727

  Pijoan, C M ^a   Mansilla, J ^a   Leboreiro, I ^a   Lara, V H ^b   Bosch, P ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGÍA E HISTORIA   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Archaeological; Bone; Cannibalism; Small angle x ray diffraction; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; CANNIBALISM; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL ALTERATION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 35649005397     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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