Neolithic subsistence patterns in northern Borneo reconstructed with stable carbon isotopes of enamel

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 292-304

  Krigbaum, John ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Austronesian prehistory; Bioarchaeology; Bone chemistry; Borneo; Canopy effect; Carbon isotopes; Neolithic; Oxygen isotopes; Paleodiet; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141761374     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4165(03)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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