Detection of diagenetic alterations by Spectroscopic Analysis on Archaeological Bones from the Necropolis of Poseidonia (Paestum): A case study

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 509-513

  Alfano, Davide ^a   Albunia, Alexandra Romina ^a   Motta, Oriana ^a   Proto, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeological bones; Diagenesis; Infrared spectroscopy; NMR; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349779548     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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