Dogs, deer and diet at Star Carr: A reconsideration of C-isotope evidence from early Mesolithic dog remains from the Vale of Pickering, Yorkshire, England

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 783-787

  Day, S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Dog; Mesolithic; Seamer Carr; Star Carr

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIET; DOG; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MESOLITHIC;

UK, ENGLAND, YORKSHIRE, VALE OF PICKERING;

EID: 0030484875     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1996.0072     Document Type: Article

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