Re-examining the chemical evaluation of diagenesis in human bone apatite

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2222-2230

  King, Charlotte L ^a   Tayles, Nancy ^b   Gordon, Keith C ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ban Non Wat; FTIR spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

APATITE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIAGENESIS; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SOIL PROPERTY;

THAILAND;

EID: 79960084383     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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