Status and gender differences in diet at Mound 72, Cahokia, revealed by isotopic analysis of bone

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-226

  Ambrose, Stanley H ^a   Buikstra, Jane ^b   Krueger, Harold W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c Geochron Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Bone chemistry; Cahokia; Carbon isotopes; Gender; Maize agriculture; Mississippian; Nitrogen isotopes; Paleodiet; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141761401     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-4165(03)00036-9     Document Type: Article

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