The wet, the wild and the domesticated: The nlesolithic-Neolithic transition on the west coast of Scotland

European Journal of Archaeology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 178-189

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

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Marine resources; Mesolithic Neolithic transition; Palaeodiet; Scotland; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 61249475770     PISSN: 14619571     EISSN: 17412722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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