Sex-biased weaning and early childhood diet among middle holocene hunter-gatherers in Central California

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 471-483

  Eerkens, Jelmer W ^a   Bartelink, Eric J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

California prehistory; gender roles; microsampling; stable isotope analysis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CHILDHOOD; DENTIN; DIET; FEMALE; FISH; FORAGING; GATHERER; GENDER BIAS; HOLOCENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUNTER; MALE; MEAT; MOLAR TOOTH; NAMED GROUPS OF PERSONS; PLANT; PROGENY; PROTEIN INTAKE; TOOTH CROWN; TROPHIC LEVEL; UNITED STATES; WEANING;

CALIFORNIA PREHISTORY; GENDER ROLES; MICROSAMPLING; STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BONE AND BONES; CALIFORNIA; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLLAGEN; DENTIN; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLAR; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; WEANING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887478018     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22384     Document Type: Article

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