Investigating palaeodietary and social differences between two differentiated sectors of a Neolithic community, La Bòbila Madurell-Can Gambús (north-east Iberian Peninsula)

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 160-170

  Fontanals Coll, Maria ^a   Subirà, M Eulàlia ^a   Bonilla, Marta Díaz Zorita ^b   Duboscq, Stephanie ^a   Gibaja, Juan F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon; Middle Neolithic; Nitrogen; North east Iberian; Palaeodiet; Peninsula; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931265333     PISSN: 2352409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2015.06.013     Document Type: Article

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