Microwear analysis of a bone-handled microblade excavated at Shangzhai site in Beijing: Evidences from ESEM

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1335-1342

  Cui, Tian Xing ^a   Yang, Qin ^a   Yu, Jin Cheng ^b   Zhou, Shuang Lin ^a   Zhao, Chao Hong ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Institute of Cultural Relics   (China)

Author keywords

bone handled microblade; EDX; ESEM; microwear analysis; the Shangzhai culture

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; ANCIENT CHINA; EDX; EDX ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESEM; MICRO-WEAR; THE SHANGZHAI CULTURE; ZINC SALTS;

ANIMALS; BARIUM; CALCIUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZINC;

BONE;

ADHESION; ANIMAL; BARIUM; FOSSIL; NEOLITHIC; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WEAR; ZINC;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; PINGGU;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956873791     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-010-4019-7     Document Type: Article

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