Foddering by Mongolian pastoralists is recorded in the stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotopes of caprine dentinal collagen

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 862-870

  Makarewicz, Cheryl ^a   Tuross, Noreen ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caprines; Carbon isotopes; Collagen; Dentin; Domestication; Foddering; Mongolia; Nitrogen isotopes; Weaning

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA;

EID: 33645070200     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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