How are teeth better than bone? An investigation of dental tissue diagenesis and state of preservation at a histological scale (with photo catalogue)

Teeth are often the preferred substrate for isotopic and genetic assays in archaeological research. Teeth can yield isotopic signals from different periods of an individual's lifetime, useful in dietary reconstruction, climate research, and investigation into mobility of people and animals in t...

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Main Authors: Hege I. Hollund, Miranda M.E. Jans, Henk Kars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of York 2014-07-01
Series:Internet Archaeology
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Online Access:http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue36/hollund_index.html