Diet of aurochs and early cattle in southern Scandinavia: Evidence from 15N and 13C stable isotopes

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 855-871

  Noe Nygaard, Nannan ^a   Price, T D ^b   Hede, S U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aurochs; Bos primigenius; Bos taurus; Diets; Domestic cattle; Mesolithic Neolithic transition; Radiocarbon dates; Scandinavia; Stable C and N isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; DIET; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MESOLITHIC; NEOLITHIC;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 20544443155     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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