Oligoelements and isotopic geochemistry: A multidisciplinary approach to the reconstruction of the paleodiet

Human Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-81

  Giorgi, F ^a   Bartoli, F ^a   Iacumin, P ^b   Mallegni, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet; Evolution; Oligoelements; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049087490     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: 1824310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02438898     Document Type: Article

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