Seasonality of human site occupation based on stable oxygen isotope ratios of cod otoliths

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-83

  Hufthammer, Anne Karin ^a   Høie, Hans ^a,b   Folkvord, Arild ^a   Geffen, Audrey J ^a   Andersson, Carin ^a,c   Ninnemann, Ulysses S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c BJERKNES CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Gadus morhua; Micromilling; Norway; Temperature; 18O

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CARBONATE; DEPOSITION; ECONOMIC HISTORY; GADOID FISHERY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MILLING; OTOLITH; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEASONALITY; STONE AGE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 70350751550     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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