Reconstructing Middle Horizon mobility patterns on the coast of Peru through strontium isotope analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 157-165

  Slovak, Nicole M ^a   Paytan, Adina ^b   Wiegand, Bettina A ^c  

^a Santa Rosa Junior College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anc n; Middle Horizon; Migration; South America; Strontium isotopes; Wari Empire

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN IMMIGRANT; BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENAMEL; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; MOBILITY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SKELETON; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ANCON; LIMA [PERU]; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 53549083513     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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