Pre-screening techniques for identification of samples suitable for radiocarbon dating of poorly preserved bones

Under certain environmental conditions, post-depositional diagenetic loss of bone collagen can severely reduce the number of bones from a particular archaeological site that are suitable for stable isotopic analysis or radiocarbon dating. This study examined nearly 300 bones from 12 archaeological s...

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Autori principali: Brock, F, Higham, T, Ramsey, C
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Elsevier 2010
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