Sulphur isotope evidence for freshwater fish consumption: a case study from the Danube Gorges, SE Europe

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1131-1139

  Nehlich, Olaf ^a   Borić, Dušan ^b   Stefanović, Sofija ^c   Richards, Michael P ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Freshwater fish; Mesolithic; Neolithic; Sulphur isotopes; The Danube Gorges

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; DIET; FISH; HOMINID; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MESOLITHIC; NEOLITHIC; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; RECONSTRUCTION; RESOURCE USE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77649232761     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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