Are Teeth Better? Histological Characterization of Diagenesis in Archaeological Bone-Tooth Pairs and a Discussion of the Consequences for Archaeometric Sample Selection and Analyses

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 901-911

  Hollund, H I ^a   Arts, N ^b   Jans, M M E ^c   Kars, H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Archaeology Section   (Netherlands)

^c CTR Supporting Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency Partnerships and Innovation Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Collagen; Diagenesis; DNA; Histology; Taphonomy; Teeth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954388117     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2376     Document Type: Article

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