A bioarchaeological study of a Western Basin tradition cemetery on the Detroit River

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2245-2254

  Dewar, G ^a   Ginter, J K ^b,c   Shook, B A S ^d   Ferris, N ^e   Henderson, H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SHERIDAN COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f Historic Horizons Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Great lakes region; Stable isotope analysis; Subsistence strategies

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CEMETERY; CULTURAL TRADITION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; RADIOCARBON DATING; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBSISTENCE;

DETROIT RIVER; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; WESTERN BASIN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954244074     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.03.022     Document Type: Article

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