Sponheimer, M. and Lee-Thorp, J. A. (1999). Alteration of enamel carbonate environments during fossilization. J Archaeol Sci 26 (2). Vol 26(2), pp. 143-150.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
Alteration of enamel carbonate environments during fossilization | ||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
J Archaeol Sci 26 (2) | ||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Journal of Archaeological Science | ||
Volume Volume number and part |
26 (2) | ||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
143 - 150 | ||
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Publication Type The type of publication - report, monograph, journal article or chapter from a book |
Journal | ||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy analysis on modern and fossil tooth enamel (from South African sites) indicate a small but significant change in the proportion of carbonate ions occupying hydroxyl and phosphate sites in fossil enamel. This seems to occur early in fossilisation and varies in degree between and within sites. It is suggested that this change results from one or some combination of three mechanisms: exogenous carbonate incorporation; endogenous carbonate loss; and endogenous carbonate reorganisation. It is further thought that determining which mechanism/s contribute is important because all three are likely to affect biogenic carbon isotope ratios differently. | ||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1999 | ||
Locations Any locations covered by the publication or report. This is not the place the book or report was published. |
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BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
20 Jan 2002 |
