Identification of pastoral sites using stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes from bulk sediment samples: a case study in modern and archaeological pastoral settlements in Kenya

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 983-990

  Shahack Gross, Ruth ^a,b   Simons, Allison ^c   Ambrose, Stanley H ^d  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Dung; Geoarchaeology; Kenya; Nitrogen isotopes; Pastoralism

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NEOLITHIC; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PASTORALISM; PHYTOLITH; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOS; CAPRA;

EID: 38949094279     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.07.002     Document Type: Article

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