Application of lipid biomarker analysis to evaluate the function of 'slab-lined pits' in Arctic Norway

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2188-2197

  Heron, Carl ^a   Nilsen, Gørill ^b   Stern, Ben ^a   Craig, Oliver ^c   Nordby, Camilla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arctic Norway; Dihydroxyfatty acids; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Lipids; Marine oil; Slab lined pits

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BIOMARKER; CARBON ISOTOPE; FATTY ACID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPID; MARINE MAMMAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIOLOGY; OIL;

NORWAY;

CETACEA; MAMMALIA; ODOBENIDAE;

EID: 77954242447     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.03.016     Document Type: Article

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