Stable isotope analysis in Neolithic Greece and possible implications on human health

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 314-324

  Papathanasiou, A ^a  

^a Ephoreia Paleoanthropol Speleology   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Cribra orbitalia; Diet; Neolithic Greece; Porotic hyperostosis; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942523200     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.705     Document Type: Article

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