Bone diagenesis in arid environments: An intra-skeletal approach

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 416, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-29

  Maurer, Anne France ^a,b   Person, Alain ^a,b   Tütken, Thomas ^c   Amblard Pison, Sylvie ^d   Ségalen, Loïc ^a,b  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Inrap)   (France)

Author keywords

Apatite; Diagenesis; Intra skeletal variability; Stable isotopes; Trace elements; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; BONE; BURIAL DIAGENESIS; DATING METHOD; DIET; FOSSIL RECORD; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SKELETAL REMAINS; TRACE ELEMENT;

SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

EID: 84910597420     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.08.020     Document Type: Article

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