Evaluation of Bone Strontium as a Measure of Seafood Consumption

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 233-236

  Burton, James H ^a   Douglas Price, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone chemistry; Marine resources; Palaeodiet; Palaeonutrition; Strontium; Subsistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013306919     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1212(199907/08)9:4<233::AID-OA476>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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