Diet, society, and economy in late medieval Spain: Stable isotope evidence from muslims and christians from Gandía, Valencia

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 263-273

  Alexander, Michelle M ^a   Gerrard, Christopher M ^b   Gutiérrez, Alejandra ^b   Millard, Andrew R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C4 plants; Collagen; Faith; Islamic; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; NITROGEN 15; CARBON; COLLAGEN; NITROGEN;

ADULT; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHRISTIAN; DIET; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD; HUMAN; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; MEAT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MIDDLE AGES; MUSLIM; NONHUMAN; SOCIETY; SPAIN; ANIMAL; BONE; BOVINE; CAT; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CHRISTIANITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HISTORY; ISLAM; MALE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BONE AND BONES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CATS; CATTLE; CHICKENS; CHRISTIANITY; COLLAGEN; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SPAIN;

EID: 84920847953     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22647     Document Type: Article

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