Conformity in diversity? Isotopic investigations of infant feeding practices in two iron age populations from Southern Öland, Sweden

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-230

  Howcroft, Rachel ^a   Eriksson, Gunilla ^a   Lidén, Kerstin ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; carbon; iron age; nitrogen and sulfur stable isotopes; palaeodiet; weaning

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BONE; BREAST MILK; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DENTIN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; IRON AGE; MALE; MORTALITY; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84866364183     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22113     Document Type: Article

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