Stable oxygen (δ18O) and hydrogen (δD) isotopes in ovicaprid dentinal collagen record seasonal variation

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3159-3167

  Kirsanow, Karola ^a   Makarewicz, Cheryl ^a   Tuross, Noreen ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collagen; Dentin; Hydrogen isotopes; Mongolia; Oxygen isotopes; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; COLLAGEN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GOBI DESERT;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 51249090109     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.06.025     Document Type: Article

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