Stable isotopic evidence for diet at the imperial roman coastal site of Velia (1st and 2nd centuries AD) in Southern Italy

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 572-583

  Craig, Oliver E ^a,e   Biazzo, Marco ^a   O'Connell, Tamsin C ^b   Garnsey, Peter ^b   Martinez Labarga, Cristina ^a   Lelli, Roberta ^a   Salvadei, Loretana ^c   Tartaglia, Gianna ^c   Nava, Alessia ^c   Renò, Lorena ^c   Fiammenghi, Antonella ^d   Rickards, Olga ^a   Bondioli, Luca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico L Pigorini   (Italy)

^d Soprintendenza Per I Beni Archeologici di Salerno Avellino e Benevento   (Italy)

^e King's Manor ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Carbon; Collagen; Marine foods; Nitrogen; Roman; Status

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PALEOANTHROPOLOGY; SEASHORE; SEX DETERMINATION;

AGE FACTORS; CARBON ISOTOPES; COLLAGEN; DIET; FOSSILS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; ITALY; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 67650538552     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21021     Document Type: Article

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