Diet and behavior of the Saint-Césaire Neanderthal inferred from biogeochemical data inversion

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 329-338

  Balter, Vincent ^a   Simon, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Ba Ca; Diagenesis; Inverse method; Mammals; Mixing models; Neanderthal; Sr Ca

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DIAGENESIS; DIET; FAUNA; MAMMAL; MASS BALANCE; NEANDERTHAL;

BOVIDAE; MAMMALIA; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 33748932325     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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