Direct detection of maize in pottery residues via compound specific stable carbon isotope analysis

Antiquity

Volumn 78, Issue 301, 2004, Pages 682-691

  Reber, Eleanora A ^a   Dudd, Stephanie N ^b   van der Merwe, Nikolaas J ^c,d   Evershed, Richard P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b WATERS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extraction; Lipid; Maize; North America

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; LIPID; MAIZE;

EID: 5044221534     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00113316     Document Type: Article

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