Boiled versus unboiled: A study on Neolithic and contemporary human bones

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2561-2570

  Bosch, Pedro ^a   Alemán, Inmaculada ^b   Moreno Castilla, Carlos ^c   Botella, Miguel ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN MATERIALES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Characterization; Collagen; Human bone; Hydroxyapatite; Malalmuerzo; Temperature; Tibia; Water

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; COLLAGEN; LOW TEMPERATURE; NEOLITHIC; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 80051801669     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.04.019     Document Type: Article

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