The role of changing childhood diets in the prehistoric evolution of food production: An isotopic assessment

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 278-294

  Schurr, Mark R ^a   Powell, Mary Lucas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Green River Archaic; Middle Mississippian; Ohio Valley; Stable isotopes; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILITY; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOSSIL; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HUMAN; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; POPULATION GROWTH; POSTHUMOUS CARE; WEANING;

BONE AND BONES; CARBON ISOTOPES; DIET; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SUPPLY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PALEONTOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WEANING;

EID: 13544261491     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20034     Document Type: Article

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