Isotopic comparison of hair and bone: Archaeological analyses

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 661-665

  O'Connell, T C ^a   Hedges, R E M ^a  

^a Res Lab for Archaeo the H   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone collagen; Carbon and nitrogen isotopes; Hair keratin; Palaeodiet; Poundbury; Spitalfields

Indexed keywords

BONE;

EID: 0033150924     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1998.0383     Document Type: Article

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