An investigation of the origins of cattle and aurochs deposited in the Early Bronze Age barrows at Gayhurst and Irthlingborough

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 508-515

  Towers, Jacqueline ^a   Montgomery, Janet ^a   Evans, Jane ^b   Jay, Mandy ^c,d   Pearson, Mike Parker ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intra tooth sampling; Isotope analysis; Strontium; TIMS; Tooth enamel

Indexed keywords

BONE; BRONZE AGE; CATTLE; ENAMEL; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; SAMPLING; SKELETAL REMAINS; SKULL; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; THERMAL INFRARED MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER;

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE; ENGLAND; NORTHAMPTONSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS PRIMIGENIUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 72649094957     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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