The abrasion of modern and archaeological bones by mobile sediments: The importance of transport modes

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 784-793

  Thompson, C E L ^a   Ball, S ^a   Thompson, T J U ^b   Gowland, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Aquatic environment; Bone; Scour; SEM; Taphonomy; Wear

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; FLOW VELOCITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCOUR; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TAPHONOMY; WEAR;

EID: 79251611086     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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