Stable carbon isotope assessment of hunter-Gatherermobility in prehistoric South Australia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 81-87

  Donald Pate, F ^a,b,c  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bone Chemistry; Carbon Isotopes; Collagen; Hunter Gatherers; Palaeodiet

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIETARY RECONSTRUCTION; HISTORICAL STUDIES; HUNTER-GATHERERS; POPULATION MOBILITY; PREHISTORIC;

AUSTRALIA, ROONKA FLAT; AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0028880486     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(95)80164-2     Document Type: Article

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