Imaging ancient and mummified specimens: Dual-energy CT with effective atomic number imaging of two ancient Egyptian cat mummies
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2352-409X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.06.009