Isotopic evidence for age-related immigration to imperial Rome

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 510-519

  Prowse, Tracy L ^a   Schwarcz, Henry P ^b   Garnsey, Peter ^c   Knyf, Martin ^b   Macchiarelli, Roberto ^d   Bondioli, Luca ^e  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^e Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico L Pigorini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Migration; Oxygen; Romans; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN 18; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DEMOGRAPHY; ENAMEL; ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMIGRATION; ITALY; MOLAR TOOTH; PRESERVATION; TOOTH; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MOLAR; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; ROME; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 33947533487     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20541     Document Type: Article

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