Multivariate carbon and nitrogen stable isotope model for the reconstruction of prehistoric human diet

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 147, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 352-369

  Froehle, A W ^a   Kellner, C M ^b   Schoeninger, M J ^a,c,d  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

apatite; bioarchaeology; cluster analysis; collagen; discriminant function analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BONE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DIET RECONSTRUCTION; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PREHISTORIC PERIOD; PROTEIN DIET; SEAWEED; SUGARCANE;

ALGORITHMS; AMERICAN NATIVE CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ANIMALS; APATITES; ARCHAEOLOGY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARBON ISOTOPES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLLAGEN; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; NORTH AMERICA; RATS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84857234273     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.21651     Document Type: Article

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