Simplified procedure for hand fracturing, identifying, and curating small macrocharcoal remains

IAWA Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-147

  Boutain, Jeffrey R ^a   Brown, Adam R ^a   Webb, David T ^a   Toyofuku, Bryson H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Archeological woods; Charcoal replicas; Epoxy; Methods; Sample preparation; Wood charcoal

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953519977     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-90000011     Document Type: Article

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