Mobility and the diversity of Early Neolithic lives: Isotopic evidence from skeletons

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 303-312

  Bentley, R Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central Europe; Community diversity; Linearbandkeramik; Mobility; Specialisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879506928     PISSN: 02784165     EISSN: 10902686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaa.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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