Diet and mobility in Middle Archaic Florida: stable isotopic and faunal evidence from the Harris Creek archaeological site (8Vo24), Tick Island

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2346-2356

  Quinn, Rhonda L ^a,b   Tucker, Bryan D ^c   Krigbaum, John ^c  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

^b Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine   (United States)

^c University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Harris Creek; Middle Archaic Florida; Mobility; Stable isotopes; Tick Island

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; DIET; ENAMEL; MOBILITY; SKELETAL REMAINS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT JOHN RIVER; UNITED STATES;

IXODIDA;

EID: 44649163124     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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