An X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) investigation in human and animal fossil bones from Holocene to Middle Triassic

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1857-1868

  Piga, Giampaolo ^a   Santos Cubedo, Andrés ^b   Moya Solà, Salvador ^b   Brunetti, Antonio ^c   Malgosa, Assumpciò ^a   Enzo, Stefano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEONTOLOGIA MIQUEL CRUSAFONT   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone diagenesis; Human and animal fossil bones; Rietveld method; X ray Diffraction; X ray Fluorescence

Indexed keywords

BONE; DEPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOSSIL; HOLOCENE; RIETVELD ANALYSIS; TRIASSIC; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67649607732     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.04.013     Document Type: Article

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