Stable isotopes as indicators of change in the food procurement and food preference of Viking Age and Early Christian populations on Gotland (Sweden)

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 394-411

  Kosiba, Steven B ^a   Tykot, Robert H ^b   Carlsson, Dan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c GOTLAND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic region; Christianization; Food procurement and preference; Gotland; Least effort models; Ridan s; Stable isotope analysis; Subsistence; Sweden; Viking Age

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548019956     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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