Effects of different sample preparation methods on stable carbon and oxygen isotope values of bone apatite: A comparison of two treatment protocols

Archaeometry

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 115-130

  Yoder, C J ^a,b   Bartelink, E J ^b  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone apatite; Diagenesis; Ftir; Palaeodiet; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; APATITE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGENESIS; DIET; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SAMPLE PREPARATION; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77953909129     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2009.00473.x     Document Type: Article

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