Oxygen isotope analysis in a land of environmental extremes: The complexities of isotopic work in the Andes

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 171-191

  Knudson, Kelly J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry; Bolivia; Chile; Migration; Palaeodiet; Peru

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649520236     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1042     Document Type: Article

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