Dating of Rattus exulans and bird bone from Pleasant River (Otago, New Zealand): Radiocarbon anomalies from diet

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 801-809

  Beavan‐Athfield, Nancy ^a   Sparks, Rodger J ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anas chlorotis; Anas rhynchotis; Anas supercihosa; Bone; Coturnix novaezelandiae; Cyanoramphus sp; Diet; Megadyptes antipodes; Radiocarbon; Rattus exulans; Stable isotopes; Stictocarbo punctatus

Indexed keywords

BONE; DATING METHOD; DIET; RADIOCARBON DATING;

NEW ZEALAND;

RATTUS EXULANS;

EID: 0035702317     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2001.9517675     Document Type: Article

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