Influence of marine sources on 14C ages: Isotopic data from watom island, papua new guinea inhumations and pig teeth in light of new dietary standards

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-23

  Athfield, Nancy Beavan ^a   Green, Roger C ^b   Craig, Jacqueline ^b   Mc Fadgen, Bruce ^c   Bickler, Simon ^d  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Bickler Consultants Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

^d Bickler Consultants Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Calibration; Dietary standards; Lapita; Marine offsets; Mixing models; Watom Island

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DATABASE; DIET; INTERPOLATION; MARINE RESOURCE; MODELING; RADIOCARBON DATING; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA;

SUIDAE;

EID: 42949096134     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220809510543     Document Type: Article

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