Screening in situ bone and teeth preservation by ATR-FTIR mapping

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 416, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-119

  Lebon, M ^a   Zazzo, A ^a   Reiche, I ^b,c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Institut Universitaire de France   (France)

^c State Museums of Berlin   (Germany)

Author keywords

ATR FTIR mapping; Diagenesis; Fossil bone; Heated bone

Indexed keywords

BONE; DATING METHOD; HETEROGENEITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; MAPPING METHOD; PALEOLITHIC; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAPHONOMY; TOOTH;

EID: 84910638251     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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