A novel marine dietary indicator utilising compound-specific bone collagen amino acid δ13C values of ancient humans

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-330

  Corr, Lorna T ^a   Sealy, Judith C ^b   Horton, Mark C ^a   Evershed, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Bone collagen; Carbon isotopes; GC C IRMS; Palaeodiet; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DIET;

EID: 14744292404     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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