Stable isotope analysis of prehistoric populations from the cemeteries of the Middle and Lower Dnieper Basin, Ukraine

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-68

  Lillie, Malcolm ^a   Budd, Chelsea ^a   Potekhina, Inna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Faunal remains; Fish bone; Human bone; Prehistoric cemeteries and sites; Stable isotope analysis; Ukraine

Indexed keywords

BONE; CEMETERY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NEOLITHIC; PALEOLITHIC; PREHISTORIC; SKELETAL REMAINS; STABLE ISOTOPE; SUBSISTENCE;

DNIEPER BASIN; UKRAINE;

EID: 78049236979     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.08.010     Document Type: Article

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