Prehistoric Fijian diet and subsistence: integration of faunal, ethnographic, and stable isotopic evidence from the Lau Island Group

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2742-2754

  Jones, Sharyn ^a   Quinn, Rhonda L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Rutgers University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; DIET; FISHING; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; PREHISTORIC; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBSISTENCE;

FIJI; LAU GROUP; MELANESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ANIMALIA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; DIOSCOREA ALATA; EPHEDRA DISTACHYA; MYCTEROPERCA FUSCA; PISCES;

EID: 70349972112     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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