Dogs, divers, deer and diet. Stable isotope results from Star Carr and a response to Dark

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 498-503

  Schulting, Rick J ^a   Richards, Michael P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dog; Freshwater; Marine; Mesolithic; Seamer Carr; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; MESOLITHIC; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH YORKSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALE OF PICKERING; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANAS; AVES; BRANTA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 57849084306     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.09.035     Document Type: Article

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