The spatial organization of food sharing in Early Postclassic households: an application of soil chemistry in Ancient Oaxaca, Mexico

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1224-1239

  King, Stacie M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food sharing; Hearths; ICP AES; Mesoamerica; Residues; Soil chemical analysis

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA;

EID: 40749083028     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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