Stable isotope analysis of human bone and ethnohistoric subsistence patterns in Tierra del Fuego

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-291

  Yesner, David R ^a   Figuerero Torres, Maria Jose ^b   Guichon, Ricardo A ^c   Borrero, Luis A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^c Museo Etnografico   (Argentina)

^d Inst de Fisiol   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Bone chemistry; Carbon isotopes; Ethnohistory; Fuegian peoples; Hunter gatherers; Nitrogen isotopes; Paleodiet; Patagonian prehistory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141538147     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4165(03)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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