An isotopic perspective on the transport of byzantine mining camp laborers into southwestern Jordan

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 140, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 429-441

  Perry, Megan A ^a   Coleman, Drew S ^b   Dettman, David L ^c   Al Shiyab, Abdel Halim ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c The University of Arizona   (United States)

^d YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Faynan; Jordan; Migration; Oxygen isotopes; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPE; OXYGEN; STRONTIUM;

ARTICLE; BONE EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENAMEL; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; JORDAN; MIGRATION; MINING; POSTHUMOUS CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BYZANTIUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENTAL ENAMEL; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; JORDAN; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349931125     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21085     Document Type: Article

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