Hunter-gatherer migrations, mobility and social relations: A case study from the Early Bronze Age Baikal region, Siberia

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 330-346

  Weber, Andrzej W ^a   Goriunova, Olga I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Baikal; Diet; Early Bronze Age; Holocene; Hunter gatherers; Migration; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879501461     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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