Stable isotope evidence for the adoption of maize agriculture

Current Anthropology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 633-640

  Schoeninger, Margaret J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BONE; CHEMISTRY; CROP; DIET; HISTORY; HUMAN; MAIZE; NORTH AMERICA;

BONE AND BONES; CARBON ISOTOPES; COLLAGEN; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DIET; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NORTH AMERICA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70349562694     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605111     Document Type: Article

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