Stable isotopes in human skeletons of Southern Ontario: reconstructing Palaeodiet

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 187-206

  Schwarcz, Henry P ^a   Melbye, Jerry ^b   Anne Katzenberg, M ^b   Knyf, Martin ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

amaranth; bean; bone; C3 plant; C4 plant; carbon isotope; chenopod; collagen; great lakes prehistory; huron; iroquois; maize; nitrogen isotope; palaeodiet; woodland

Indexed keywords

AMARANTH; BEAN; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHENOPOD; GREAT LAKES; IROQUOIS; MAIZE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PREHISTORY;

EID: 0022181117     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0305-4403(85)90020-2     Document Type: Article

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