Residential mobility and resource use in the Chiribaya polity of southern Peru: Strontium isotope analysis of Archaeological tooth enamel and bone

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 563-580

  Knudson, Kelly J ^a   Buikstra, J E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Andes; Bone chemistry; Migration; Palaeodiet

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549123976     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.916     Document Type: Article

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