Mummies, maize, and manure: multi-tissue stable isotope analysis of late prehistoric human remains from the Ayacucho Valley, Perú

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2115-2124

  Finucane, Brian Clifton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ayacucho; Carbon; Inka; Maize; Manuring; Mummies; Nitrogen; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN; SKELETAL REMAINS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AYACUCHO; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35448977256     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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