Improving stable isotopic interpretations made from human hair through reduction of growth cycle error

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 125-136

  Williams, L J ^a   White, C D ^b   Longstaffe, F J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

carbon; hair; nitrogen; paleodiet; stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; GROUPS BY AGE; HAIR GROWTH; HEALTH STATUS; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKELETON; TIME;

ADULT; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MUMMIES; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PALEONTOLOGY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 79954553287     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21479     Document Type: Article

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