Stable isotopic analysis on ancient human bones in Jiahu site

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 563-570

  Hu, Yao Wu ^a,b   Ambrose, S H ^c   Wang, Chang Sui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal domestication; Jiahusite; Palaeodietary analysis; Rice agriculture; Stableisotopic analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; COLLAGEN; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HYDROXYAPATITE; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ANIMAL DOMESTICATION; PALEODIETARY ANALYSIS; RICE AGRICULTURE; STABLE ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; STABLEISOTOPIC ANALYSIS;

BONE;

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; COLLAGEN; CULTURAL HISTORY; DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HENAN; JIAHU;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34247529366     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: 18622801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-007-2030-4     Document Type: Article

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