Early life histories of the London poor using δ1 3C and δ15N stable isotope incremental dentine sampling

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 585-593

  Henderson, Rowena C ^a   Lee Thorp, Julia ^a   Loe, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxford Archaeology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diet; health; post medieval; teeth

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13 DELTA; NITROGEN 15 DELTA; STABLE ISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBON; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CHILD NUTRITION; DENTIN; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE HISTORY; MOLAR TOOTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SAMPLING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOTH; UNITED KINGDOM; WEANING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTORY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; POVERTY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; CARBON ISOTOPES; CHILD; DENTIN; DIET; FEMALE; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; POVERTY; TOOTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904069625     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22554     Document Type: Article

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