The Signs of Maize? A Reconsideration of What δ13C Values Say about Palaeodiet in the Andean Region

Human Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 487-509

  Cadwallader, Lauren ^a   Beresford Jones, David G ^a   Whaley, Oliver Q ^b   O'Connell, Tamsin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Andes; Camelids; Human and animal palaeodiet; Wild plant use

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; MAIZE; UNGULATE;

ANDES; PERU;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864536594     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-012-9509-0     Document Type: Article

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