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regression analysis. Some precautions have however to be considered in effectively applying it, due
for instance to the influence of inorganic fillers, and also the great care in the homogenization of the
archaeological material.
Further analysis including more samples and also multivariate regression techniques will be tested to
assess holocellulose content and also to build other methods for other structural components of fossil
wood.
Acknowledgements
This work has been carried out within the framework of the agreement CNR-GRICES (FCT) of a
Bilateral Project between IVALSA (Italy) and IICT (Portugal).
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