Oxygen and strontium isotopes as provenance indicators of fish at archaeological sites: the case study of Sagalassos, SW Turkey

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1226-1239

  Dufour, Elise ^a   Holmden, Chris ^a   Van Neer, Wim ^b,c   Zazzo, Antoine ^a   Patterson, William P ^a   Degryse, Patrick ^c   Keppens, Eddy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Carp; Environmental markers; Oxygen isotope ratios; Strontium isotope ratios; Tooth enamel; Trading; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ENAMEL; FISH; FOSSIL; ISOTOPIC RATIO; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PROVENANCE; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

BURDUR [TURKEY]; EURASIA; SAGALASSOS; TURKEY;

CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 34047117800     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2006.10.014     Document Type: Article

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