Stable isotope ecology and palaeodiet in the Lake Baikal region of Siberia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 651-659

  Katzenberg, M Anne ^a   Weber, Andrzej ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon stable isotopes; Early bronze age; Freshwater ecology; Lake Baikal; Neolithic; Nitrogen stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PALEOENVIRONMENT;

LAKE BAIKAL; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0033150923     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0382     Document Type: Article

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