Fisherfolk and farmers: Carbon and nitrogen isotope evidence from Middle Horizon Ancón, Peru

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 253-267

  Slovak, N M ^a   Paytan, A ^b  

^a Santa Rosa Junior College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anc n; Andes; Carbon isotopes; Nitrogen isotopes; Wari

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956080614     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.1128     Document Type: Article

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