Landscape bioarchaeology at Pacatnamu, Peru: inferring mobility from δ13C and δ15N values of hair

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1527-1537

  White, C D ^a   Nelson, A J ^a   Longstaffe, F J ^a   Grupe, G ^b   Jung, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hair; Landscape archaeology; Mobility; Paleodiet; Peru; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; HAIR; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MOBILITY; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 67349191415     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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