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Tracing the Source of the Elephant And Hippopotamus Ivory from ...

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In conclusion, isotopic analysis has generally been utilized to study <strong>the</strong> diet <strong>of</strong><br />

elephants and sometimes <strong>the</strong> climate in which <strong>the</strong>y lived. However, <strong>the</strong> possibility <strong>of</strong><br />

using isotopic analysis to source ivory is demonstrated by van der Merwe et al. (1990)<br />

and Vogel et al. (1990), and <strong>the</strong> advice <strong>of</strong> Koch et al. (1995) to look into neodymium and<br />

lead isotopes for sourcing <strong>of</strong>fers future avenues <strong>of</strong> research worth investigating.<br />

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