Dietary behaviour, biological and social aspects during the Neolithic period: The study of the "Le Crès" (Hérault, France) settlement;Comportements alimentaires, aspects biologiques et sociaux au Néolithique : le cas du Crès (Hérault, France)

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-91

  Le Bras Goude, Gwenaëlle ^a,d   Schmitt, Aurore ^b   Loison, Gilles ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INRAP Mediterranee   (France)

^d Maison de la Recherche   (France)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Caries; Chass en; Dental attrition; Foodstuff; Languedoc; Neolithic; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CARBON; ISOTOPES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

DENTITION; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NEOLITHIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HERAULT; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60749122562     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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