Bone and enamel carbonate diagenesis: A radiocarbon prospective

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 416, Issue , 2014, Pages 168-178

  Zazzo, Antoine ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Bone apatite; Dentine apatite; Diagenesis; Enamel apatite; Radiocarbon dating; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; DATING METHOD; DIAGENESIS; DIET; ENAMEL; PALEOBIOLOGY;

EID: 85027941069     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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