Isotopes and individuals: Diet and mobility among the medieval Bishops of Whithorn

Antiquity

Volumn 83, Issue 322, 2009, Pages 1119-1133

  Müldner, Gundula ^a   Montgomery, Janet ^b   Cook, Gordon ^c   Ellam, Rob ^c   Gledhill, Andrew ^b   Lowe, Chris ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bishops; Britain; Clergy; Diet; Medieval; Mobility; Social rank; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952911067     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00099403     Document Type: Article

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