Bone stable isotope studies in archaeology

Journal of World Prehistory

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 247-296

  Schoeninger, Margaret J ^a   Moore, Katherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon; metabolism; nitrogen; paleodiet; stable isotopes; subsistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001243803     PISSN: 08927537     EISSN: 15737802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00975551     Document Type: Article

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