The use of oxygen isotopes in sheep molars to investigate past herding practices at the neolithic settlement of çatalhöyük, central anatolia

Archaeometry

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 429-449

  Henton, E ^a   Meier Augenstein, W ^b   Kemp, H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Herd movement; Herding intensification; Neolithic; Oxygen isotopes; Seasonal pasturing; Sheep; Tooth enamel

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NEOLITHIC; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SHEEP; TOOTH;

ANATOLIA; TURKEY;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77953796411     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2009.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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