Determining the habitats of mollusk collection at the Sapelo Island shell ring complex, Georgia, USA using oxygen isotope sclerochronology

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 215-228

  Andrus, C Fred T ^a   Thompson, Victor D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Midden; Mollusk; Oxygen isotope; Sclerochronology; Subsistence

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MIDDEN; MOLLUSC; ONTOGENY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEONTOLOGY; SALINITY; SHELL;

GEORGIA; SAPELO ISLAND; UNITED STATES;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; MERCENARIA; MOLLUSCA;

EID: 82155175664     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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