The 'Headless Romans': Multi-isotope investigations of an unusual burial ground from Roman Britain

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 280-290

  Müldner, Gundula ^a   Chenery, Carolyn ^a,b   Eckardt, Hella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone; Diet; Isotope; Migration; Millet; Roman; Tooth

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; BONE; DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; TOOTH;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78649503931     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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