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Sectioning of Charcoals and Dry Ancient Woods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Frank H. Smith  and
Brian L. Gannon
Frank H. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University
Brian L. Gannon
Affiliation:
Department of Earth Sciences, Portland State University
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Abstract

Techniques are described for obtaining thin sections of charcoal and ancient woods for identification. Materials are embedded in epoxy resins and sectioned either with a sliding microtome or by grinding and polishing on silicon carbide or papers.

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Reports
Information
American Antiquity , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , October 1973 , pp. 468 - 472
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1973

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