Stable isotopes in archaeobotanical research

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 215-227

  Fiorentino, Girolamo ^a   Ferrio, Juan Pedro ^b   Bogaard, Amy ^c   Araus, José Luis ^d   Riehl, Simone ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaeobotany; Charcoal; Seeds; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920067343     PISSN: 09396314     EISSN: 16176278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00334-014-0492-9     Document Type: Review

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