Reconstructing dietary and environmental history from enamel isotopic analysis: Time resolution of intra-tooth sequential sampling

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 155-165

  Balasse, Marie ^a  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon stable isotopes; Enamel bioapatite; Enamel mineralization; Palaeodiet; Palaeoenvironment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001466127     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.601     Document Type: Article

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