Stable isotope evidence for 1500 years of human diet at the city of York, UK

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 682-697

  Müldner, Gundula ^a   Richards, Michael P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Carbon; Medieval; Nitrogen; Roman

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; COLLAGEN; ISOTOPE; NITROGEN 15;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; DIET; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POPULATION BIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CARBON ISOTOPES; COLLAGEN; DIET; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES;

EID: 34247587552     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20561     Document Type: Article

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