Dietary reconstruction, mobility, and the analysis of ancient skeletal tissues: Expanding the prospects of stable isotope research in archaeology

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 56, Issue , 2015, Pages 146-158

  Makarewicz, Cheryl A ^a   Sealy, Judith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Dietary reconstruction; Dietary routing; Hydrogen; Isoscapes; Mixing model; Nitrogen; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARCHAEOLOGY; DIET; HYDROGEN; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RESEARCH; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84928522413     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2015.02.035     Document Type: Article

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