Demography and ethnic continuity in the Tlailotlacan enclave of Teotihuacan: The evidence from stable oxygen isotopes

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 385-403

  White, Christine D ^a   Spence, Michael W ^a   Longstaffe, Fred J ^a   Law, Kimberley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diaspora; Ethnicity; Immigration; Oxygen isotope ratios; Teotihuacan

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944273678     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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