Subsistence practices and pottery use in Neolithic Jordan: molecular and isotopic evidence

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 937-946

  Gregg, M W ^a   Banning, E B ^a   Gibbs, K ^a   Slater, G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

al Basat n; Archaeological pottery; GC MS, GC C IRMS; Jordan; Microwave assisted extraction; Neolithic; Organic residues; Wadi Ziqlab; 13C values

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CULTURAL TRADITION; FATTY ACID; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE SEDIMENT; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NEOLITHIC; ORGANIC RESIDUE ROCK;

ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; JORDAN VALLEY; MIDDLE EAST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 59349112722     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2008.09.009     Document Type: Article

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