Nitrogen isotopic composition of collagen amino acids as an indicator of aquatic resource consumption: insights from Mesolithic and Epipalaeolithic archaeological sites in France

World Archaeology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 338-359

  Naito, Yuichi I ^a   Chikaraishi, Yoshito ^b   Ohkouchi, Naohiko ^b   Drucker, Dorothée G ^a   Bocherens, Hervé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

amino acid; aquatic resource; Human evolution; nitrogen isotopes; trophic position

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84923473643     PISSN: 00438243     EISSN: 14701375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00438243.2013.820650     Document Type: Article

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