Life history of the individuals buried in the St. Benedict Cemetery (Prague, 15th-18th Centuries): Insights from 14C dating and stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O) analysis

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 202-214

  Salesse, Kevin ^a   Dufour, Élise ^b   Castex, Dominique ^a   Velemínský, Petr ^c   Santos, Frédéric ^a   Kuchařová, Hedvika ^d   Jun, Libor ^c   Brůžek, Jaroslav ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d Library of Royal Canonry of Premonstratensians at Strahov   (Czech Republic)

^e CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

bioarchaeology; carbonate; collagen; diet; mobility

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; CARBON 14; CARBONIC ACID; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN 15; OXYGEN 18;

BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENAMEL; HUMAN; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PROTEIN DIET; RADIOMETRIC DATING; REVIEW; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; APATITES; BONE AND BONES; CARBONATES; CEMETERIES; COLLAGEN; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENTAL ENAMEL; DIET; FEMALE; HISTORY, 15TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HUMANS; ISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOMETRIC DATING;

EID: 84878106309     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22267     Document Type: Review

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