Let them eat cake? Status-based differences in diet in medieval Denmark

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1183-1193

  Yoder, Cassady ^a  

^a RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Denmark; Medieval; Nitrogen; Paleodiet; Stable isotope; Status

Indexed keywords

BONE; CARBON; DIET; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MEDIEVAL; NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

DENMARK;

EID: 84856376187     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.12.029     Document Type: Article

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