The carbon origin of structural carbonate in bone apatite of cremated bones

Radiocarbon

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 578-586

  van Strydonck, Mark ^a   Boudin, Mathieu ^a   de Mulder, Guy ^b  

^a Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BONE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; COAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOSSIL FUEL; NATURAL GAS;

EID: 78049272806     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200045616     Document Type: Article

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