Paleodiet characterisation of an Etrurian population of Pontecagnano (Italy) by Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) and Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS)

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 151-158

  Scarabino, Carla ^a   Lubritto, Carmine ^b   Proto, Antonio ^a   Rubino, Mauro ^b   Fiengo, Gilda ^b   Marzaioli, Fabio ^b   Passariello, Isabella ^b   Busiello, Gaetano ^a   Fortunato, Antonietta ^a   Alfano, Davide ^a   Sabbarese, Carlo ^b   Rogalla, Detlef ^b   De Cesare, Nicola ^b   D'Onofrio, Antonio ^b   Terrasi, Filippo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient populations; Atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS); Carbon 13; Carbon 14; Isotope ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS); Natural isotope variations; Nitrogen 15; Paleodiet

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MASS SPECTROMETRY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; DIET; HUMAN; ITALY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY;

DIET; HUMANS; ITALY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PALEONTOLOGY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SALERNO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646761333     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: 14772639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010600672926     Document Type: Article

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