Paleodietary analysis on the prehistoric population of El Hierro (Canary Islands)

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 235-241

  Velasco Vázquez, Javier ^a   Arnay De La Rosa, Matilde ^b   González Reimers, Emilio ^c   Hernández Torres, Oscar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bone strontium; Canary Islands; Paleodiet; Paleodietary trace elements; Prehistory

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COPPER; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; STRONTIUM; ZINC;

ADULT; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SPAIN; TIBIA; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 0031414782     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784443     Document Type: Article

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