Paleodiet of domestic turkey, Shields Pueblo (5MT3807), Colorado: Isotopic analysis and its implications for care of a household domesticate

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2433-2441

  Rawlings, Tiffany A ^a   Driver, Jonathan C ^b  

^a Simon Fraser University ^*  (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon isotopes; Diet reconstruction; Fauna; Nitrogen isotopes; Southwest region; U.S.A

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; FAUNA; FORAGE; HORTICULTURE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPE;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955274435     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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