The potential significance of dietary offsets for the interpretation of radiocarbon dates: An archaeologically significant example from medieval Norwich

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 563-575

  Bayliss, A ^a   Popescu, E Shepherd ^b   Beavan Athfield, N ^c   Ramsey, C Bronk ^d   Cook, G T ^e   Locker, A ^f  

^a ENGLISH HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Norfolk Archaeological Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f NONE   (Monaco)

Author keywords

Chronology; Diet; Human bone; Leprosy; Radiocarbon dating; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DIET; MEDIEVAL; RADIOCARBON DATING;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; NORWICH; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1842843718     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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