Biomolecular archaeology

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 42, Issue , 2013, Pages 159-174

  Brown, Keri A ^a   Brown, Terence A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ancient DNA; Ancient lipid; Ancient protein; Human skeletons; Paleodiet; Paleopathology

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; DNA; ISOTOPIC RATIO; KINSHIP; LIPID; PROTEIN; SKELETON; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84886700423     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-092412-155455     Document Type: Article

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