Micro-sampling of human bones for mobility studies: Diagenetic impacts and potentials for elemental and isotopic research

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4509-4527

  Scharlotta, Ian ^a   Goriunova, Olga I ^b   Weber, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Bone microstructure; Diagenesis; Micro sampling; Mobility; Strontium isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

BONE; BRONZE AGE; DIAGENESIS; HUNTER-GATHERER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOBILITY; SAMPLING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

BAIKAL REGION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA;

EID: 84881231807     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.07.014     Document Type: Article

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