Isotopic signatures and hereditary traits: Snapshot of a Neolithic community in Germany

Antiquity

Volumn 82, Issue 316, 2008, Pages 290-304

  Bentley, R Alexander ^a   Wahl, Joachim ^b   Price, T Douglas ^c   Atkinson, Tim C ^d  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RP Stuttgart   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Germany; Hereditary traits; Isotope analysis; LBK; Neolithic; Talheim; Trans humance

Indexed keywords

EID: 45749095056     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00096812     Document Type: Article

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