Stable dietary isotopes and mtDNA from Woodland period southern Ontario people: Results from a tooth sampling protocol

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 334-345

  Pfeiffer, Susan ^a,b   Williamson, Ronald F ^c   Sealy, Judith C ^b   Smith, David G ^d   Snow, Meradeth H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Archaeological Services Inc   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioarchaeology; Bone and tooth chemistry; Carbon isotopes; Dentin; Enamel; Fisheries; Genetic diversity; Iroquois; Late Woodland; Mitochondrial DNA; Molecular anthropology; Nitrogen isotopes; Ontario archaeology; Palaeodiet

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; CARBON ISOTOPE; ENAMEL; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SKELETON; STABLE ISOTOPE; WOODLAND;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84890159961     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2013.11.008     Document Type: Article

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