Intentional or incidental thermal modification? Analysing site occupation via burned bone

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 528-536

  Asmussen, Brit ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Burned bones; Cooking; Differential preservation; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

BONE; FAUNA; HOLOCENE; PRESERVATION; TAPHONOMY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CANIDAE;

EID: 57849155331     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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