Literally a 'mammoth task': The conservation, preparation and curation of the West Runton Mammoth skeleton

Quaternary International

Volumn 228, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 233-240

  Larkin, Nigel R ^a  

^a Norwich Castle Study Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMOTH; PATHOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SKELETON; TAPHONOMY;

ENGLAND; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WEST RUNTON;

MAMMUTHUS TROGONTHERII;

EID: 78249245981     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2010.07.002     Document Type: Article

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