Radiographic analysis and virtual cleaning of a bioarchaeological remain enclosed in mineral deposits from a limestone cave

Radiographic analysis and virtual cleaning of a bioarchaeological remain enclosed in mineral deposits from a limestone cave

Abstract In limestone caves, environmental processes often cause alterations of human or animal skeletal remains, complicating classical analytical methods. Exemplary, a proximal femoral skeletal fragment, enclosed by a thick layer of speleothemic calcite deposits, was discovered during the explorat...

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Main Authors: Patrick E. Eppenberger, Mislav Čavka, Siniša Radović, Dalibor Paar, Nenad Buzjak, James C. M. Ahern, Philipp Biedermann, Philipp Gruber, Mario Novak, Ivor Janković
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-07-01
Series:European Radiology Experimental
Subjects:
Body remains
Croatia
Palaeontology
Radiometric dating
Sus scrofa
Tomography (x-ray computed)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41747-020-00166-1

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