Detection of dietary changes by intra-tooth carbon and nitrogen isotopic analysis: An experimental study of dentine collagen of cattle (Bos taurus)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 235-245

  Balasse, Marie ^a,c   Bocherens, Hervé ^b   Mariotti, André ^b   Ambrose, Stanley H ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bos taurus; Dentine collagen; Dietary change; Intra individual variation; Nitrogen and carbon isotopes; Weaning

Indexed keywords

DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MOBILITY; PREHISTORIC; WEANING;

EID: 0035087183     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.1999.0535     Document Type: Article

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