Determining Olmec maize use through bulk stable carbon isotope analysis

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2560-2565

  Seinfeld, Daniel M ^a   von Nagy, Christopher ^b   Pohl, Mary D ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mountain View Montessori of Reno   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbed organic residues; Feasting; Formative period; Maize; Mesoamerica; Olmec; Stable carbon isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CERAMICS; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MAIZE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; TABASCO;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69749092693     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.07.013     Document Type: Article

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