Stable isotopes and faunal bones. Comments on Milner et al. (2004)

Antiquity

Volumn 79, Issue 303, 2005, Pages 191-195

  Barberena, R ^a   Borrero, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diet; Mesolithic; Neolithic; Northern Europe; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 17044383742     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00113808     Document Type: Article

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