The effects of experimental freeze-thaw cycles to bone as a component of subaerial weathering

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages 594-602

  Pokines, James T ^a   King, Rebecca E ^a   Graham, Deborah D ^a   Costello, Amanda K ^a   Adams, Donovan M ^b   Pendray, Jennifer M ^a   Rao, Kushal ^a   Siwek, Donald ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Freeze thaw cycles; Histology; Taphonomy; Weathering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961927560     PISSN: 2352409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.03.023     Document Type: Article

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