Black-Coloured Bones in Hayonim Cave, Israel: Differentiating Between Burning and Oxide Staining

Identification of fossil burned bones is commonly based on their black colour. While colour-based identification is applicable to recent burned bones, fossil bones may be black due to mineral staining, such as by black manganese oxides. We therefore developed an analytical method that purifies oxide...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of archaeological science 1997-05, Vol.24 (5), p.439-446
Hauptverfasser:	Shahack-Gross, Ruth, Bar-Yosef, Ofer, Weiner, Steve
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BURNED BONES Excavation and methods INFRA-RED SPECTROSCOPY Laboratory methods MANGANESE OXIDES Methodology and general studies Physical and chemical analysis Prehistory and protohistory PYROLYSED COLLAGEN
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