Bone isotope ratios and their bearing on elite privilege among the Classic Maya

Geoarchaeology - An International Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-69

  Gerry, John P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRITION; PELITE; SKELETAL REMAINS;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SACRIFICIOS; VERACRUZ;

EID: 0002047821     PISSN: 08836353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6548(199701)12:1<41::AID-GEA3>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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