Isotopic and dental evidence for infant and young child feeding practices in an imperial roman skeletal sample

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 294-308

  Prowse, Tracy L ^a   Saunders, Shelley R ^b   Schwarcz, Henry P ^b   Garnsey, Peter ^c   Macchiarelli, Roberto ^d,e   Bondioli, Luca ^f  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c JESUS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^f Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico L Pigorini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon; Deciduous dentition; Dental health; Nitrogen; Roman Italy; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CHILD NUTRITION; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL HEALTH; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; ITALY; PALEOPATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ROMAN WORLD; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; WEANING;

EID: 55849098047     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20870     Document Type: Article

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