Study of modern or ancient collagen and human fossil bones from an archaeological site of middle Nile by thermal analysis and chemometrics

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 7-13

  Tomassetti, M ^a   Marini, F ^a   Campanella, L ^a   Coppa, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Archaeometry; Collagen; Fossil bones; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871509855     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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