87Sr 86Sr as a dietary indicator in modern and archaeological bone

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 399-416

  Sealy, J C ^a   van der Merwe, N J ^a,b   Sillen, A ^a   Kruger, F J ^c   Krueger, H W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d Geochron Laboratories Division ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Bone; Diagenesis; Diet; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002839212     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-4403(91)90074-Y     Document Type: Article

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