Neolithic diet at the Brochtorff Circle, Malta

European Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 253-262

  Richards, M P ^a   Hedges, R E M ^b   Walton, I ^b   Stoddart, S ^c   Malone, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Magdalene College   (United Kingdom)

^d BRITISH MUSEUM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet; Malta; Neolithic; Resource stress; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942426988     PISSN: 14619571     EISSN: 17412722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146195710100400206     Document Type: Article

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