A regional investigation of subadult dietary patterns and health in late Iron Age and Roman Dorset, England

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1249-1259

  Redfern, Rebecca C ^a   Millard, Andrew R ^b   Hamlin, Christine ^c  

^a MUSEUM OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Late Iron Age; Roman Britain; Romanisation; Subadult; Weaning

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; DENTAL HEALTH; DIET; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; IRON AGE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; PARAMETERIZATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; ROMAN ERA; WEANING;

DORSET [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84857112319     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.12.023     Document Type: Article

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