Strangers in the grave? Investigating local provenance in a Greek Bronze Age mass burial using δ34S analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2024-2028

  Vika, Efrossini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Early Helladic; Sulphur stable isotopes; Thebes

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BONE; BRONZE AGE; PROVENANCE; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67649598637     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.05.022     Document Type: Article

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