87Sr/86Sr variability in Puerto Rico: Geological complexity and the study of paleomobility

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2561-2569

  Pestle, William J ^a   Simonetti, Antonio ^b   Curet, L Antonio ^c  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Paleomigration; Paleomobility; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; BASELINE CONDITIONS; COMPLEXITY; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; PUERTO RICO;

EID: 84875210107     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.01.020     Document Type: Article

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