Diet and death in times of war: Isotopic and osteological analysis of mummified human remains from southern Mongolia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3125-3140

  Turner, Bethany L ^a   Zuckerman, Molly K ^b   Garofalo, Evan M ^c   Wilson, Andrew ^d   Kamenov, George D ^e   Hunt, David R ^f   Amgalantugs, Tsend ^g   Frohlich, Bruno ^f  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^g INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Diet; Isotopes; Mobility; Mongolia; Trauma

Indexed keywords

DIET; FAMINE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; OSTEOLOGY; SKELETAL REMAINS; WAR;

CHINA; MONGOLIA;

EID: 84864384349     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.04.053     Document Type: Article

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