Roots of diversity in a Linearbandkeramik community: Isotope evidence at Aiterhofen (Bavaria Germany)

Antiquity

Volumn 85, Issue 330, 2011, Pages 1243-1258

  Bickle, Penny ^a   Hofmann, Daniela ^a   Bentley, R Alexander ^b   Hedges, Robert ^c   Hamilton, Julie ^c   Laiginhas, Fernando ^d   Nowell, Geoff ^d   Pearson, D Graham ^d   Grupe, Gisela ^e   Whittle, Alasdair ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Cardiff University Centre for Lifelong Learning ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversity; First farmers; Germany; Isotope analysis; LBK; Neolithic

Indexed keywords

EID: 82155181583     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00062037     Document Type: Article

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