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The role of the environment in uranium uptake by buried bone. (1995)
Journal Article
Millard, A., & Hedges, R. (1995). The role of the environment in uranium uptake by buried bone. Journal of Archaeological Science, 22, 239-250. https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1995.0025

Previous studies by a number of workers have shown that uranium is inhomogeneously distributed in excavated bones. It has been suggested that the higher concentrations of uranium found towards the outside of some bones may indicate that the uranium h... Read More about The role of the environment in uranium uptake by buried bone..

Bones and groundwater: towards the modelling of diagenetic processes. (1995)
Journal Article
Hedges, R., & Millard, A. (1995). Bones and groundwater: towards the modelling of diagenetic processes. Journal of Archaeological Science, 22, 155-164. https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1995.0017

This paper develops a theory for describing those diagenetic changes in bone which involve its interaction with groundwater. Three main processes are considered, as examples of such changes; namely the uptake of uranium, the dissolution of bone, and... Read More about Bones and groundwater: towards the modelling of diagenetic processes..

Measurements and relationships of diagenetically altered bone from three archaeological sites. (1995)
Journal Article
Hedges, R., Millard, A., & Pike, A. (1995). Measurements and relationships of diagenetically altered bone from three archaeological sites. Journal of Archaeological Science, 22, 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1995.0022

Four diagenetic parameters have been chosen to represent the state of diagenesis of bone buried on archaeological sites. They are: histological preservation, protein content, crystallinity, and porosity. How these parameters are measured is described... Read More about Measurements and relationships of diagenetically altered bone from three archaeological sites..