Dietary patterns during the early prehispanic settlement in La Gomera (Canary Islands)

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1972-1981

  Arnay de la Rosa, M ^a   Gamez Mendoza A ^a   Navarro Mederos, J F ^a   Hernandez Marrero J C ^b   Fregel, R ^c   Yanes, Y ^d   Galindo Martin L ^c   Romanek, C S ^d   Gonzalez Reimers E ^c  

^a Dpto de Prehistoria   (Spain)

^b Unidad de Patrimonio Histórico   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amelogenin; Canary Islands; Dental and oral pathologies; La Gomera; Paleodiet; Stable isotopes; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; BONE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; HEALTH STATUS; HOMINID; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PATHOLOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOOTH;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GOMERA; MACARONESIA; SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE [(PRV) CANARY ISLANDS]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

GASTROPODA;

EID: 67649881100     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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