Atlantic salmon, archaeology and climate change in New England

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2184-2191

  Robinson, Brian S ^a   Jacobson, George L ^b   Yates, Martin G ^b   Spiess, Arthur E ^c   Cowie, Ellen R ^d  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c Maine Hist Preservation Commission   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Calcined bone; Climate change; Northeast; Strontium

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; CALCIUM; CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LITTLE ICE AGE; PALEOCLIMATE; SALMONID; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 68349093952     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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