The Moatfield ossuary: Isotopic dietary analysis of an Iroquoian community, using dental tissue

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-261

  van der Merwe, Nikolaas J ^a,b   Williamson, Ronald F ^c   Pfeiffer, Susan ^d   Cox Thomas, Stephen ^c   Oakberg Allegretto, Kim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Archaeological Services Inc   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Bone chemistry; Carbon isotopes; Fisheries; Iroquois; Late Woodland; Nitrogen isotopes; Ontario archaeology; Paleodiet; Tooth enamel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141426667     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4165(03)00038-2     Document Type: Article

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