Stable isotope analysis of Neolithic And Chalcolithic populations from Aktopraklik, Northern Anatolia

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 860-867

  Budd, Chelsea ^a   Lillie, Malcolm ^b   Alpaslan Roodenberg, Songül ^c   Karul, Necmi ^d   Pinhasi, Ron ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c Istanbul University ^*

^d ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anatolia; Collagen; Faunal remains; Human bone; Neolithic farming; Prehistoric cemeteries and sites; Stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NEOLITHIC; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SETTLEMENT HISTORY; SKELETAL REMAINS; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANATOLIA; MARMARA [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84885483637     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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