F-content variation in mammoth ivory from Aurignacian contexts: Preservation, alteration, and implications for ivory-procurement strategies

Quaternary International

Volumn 403, Issue , 2016, Pages 40-50

  Heckel, C ^a   Muller K ^b   White, R ^c   Wolf, S ^d   Conard, N J ^d   Normand, C ^a   Floss, H ^d   Reiche, I ^b,e  

^a Maison de la Recherche   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e Ibero Amerikanisches Institut Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aurignacian; Diagenesis; Fluorine; Mammoth ivory; Micro PIXE PIGE; Upper Paleolithic

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DIAGENESIS; FLUORINE; IVORY; MAMMOTH; PALEOLITHIC; PRESERVATION;

AQUITAINE; BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; FRANCE; GERMANY; HOHLE FELS CAVE; SWABIAN ALB;

EID: 84951094684     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.11.105     Document Type: Article

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