Cooked Bones? Method and Practice for Identifying Bones Treated at Low Temperature

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 426-440

  Solari, A ^a   Olivera, D ^b   Gordillo, I ^b   Bosch, P ^c   Fetter, G ^d   Lara, V H ^e   Novelo, O ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN MATERIALES   (Mexico)

^d BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^e DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Archaeological bones; BET; Cooked bones; EDS; Indirect low temperature exposure; SAXS; SEM; TEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948067121     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2311     Document Type: Article

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