Is X-ray diffraction able to distinguish between animal and human bones?

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 778-785

  Piga, Giampaolo ^a,b   Solinas, Giuliana ^b   Thompson, T J U ^c   Brunetti, Antonio ^b   Malgosa, Assumpció ^a   Enzo, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal bones; Heat treatment; Human bone identification; Human bones; Hydroxylapatite; Lattice parameters; Powder X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BONE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LATTICE DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84867911834     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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