Marine resources in the mesolithic and neolithic at the Grotta dell'Uzzo (Sicily): Evidence from isotope analyses of marine shells

Archaeometry

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-133

  Mannino, M A ^a   Thomas, K D ^a   Leng, M J ^b,c   Piperno, M ^d   Tusa, S ^e   Tagliacozzo, A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e Sezione Archeologica   (Italy)

^f Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico L Pigorini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Grotta dell'Uzzo; Marine resources; Mesolithic; Monodonta turbinata; Neolithic; Oxygen isotopes; Seasonal exploitation

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GASTROPOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MESOLITHIC; NEOLITHIC; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEASONALITY; SHELL; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRAPANI; UZZO CAVE;

GASTROPODA; MONODONTA TURBINATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33847387265     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2007.00291.x     Document Type: Article

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