Reconstructing past subsistence patterns on Zhongba Site using stable carbon and oxygen isotopes of fossil tooth enamel

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 87-94

  Tian, XiaoSi ^a,b   Zhu, Cheng ^a   Xu, XinWang ^b   Ma, ChunMei ^a   Sun, ZhiBin ^c   Yin, Qian ^a   Zhu, Qing ^a   Shi, Wei ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chizhou University   (China)

^c Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology   (China)

Author keywords

13C; 18O; C3 plants; C4 plants; Palaeodiet reconstruction; Tooth enamel; Zhongba Site; Zhongxian County in Chongqing City

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 44449172029     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-008-5001-z     Document Type: Article

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