Isotopic comparison of hair, nail and bone: Modern analyses

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1247-1255

  O'Connell, T C ^a   Hedges, R E M ^a   Healey, M A ^b,c   Simpson, A H R W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Surrey Police Headquarters   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Carbon; Collagen; Diet; Keratin; Nitrogen; Protein

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION;

EID: 0035164050     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jasc.2001.0698     Document Type: Article

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