Stable isotopes and diet: Their contribution to Romano-British research

Antiquity

Volumn 87, Issue 335, 2013, Pages 137-149

  Müldner, Gundula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon; Culture change; Diet; Isotope analysis; Nitrogen; Roman Britain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875281914     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00048675     Document Type: Article

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