Calcium isotopes in juvenile milk-consumers

Archaeometry

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 946-957

  Reynard, L M ^a   Pearson, J A ^b   Henderson, G M ^c   Hedges, R E M ^c  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Isotope; Milk; Nitrogen; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CALCIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; JUVENILE; MILK; NITROGEN;

EID: 84884351234     PISSN: 0003813X     EISSN: 14754754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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