Baseline data for Andean paleomobility research: A radiogenic strontium isotope study of modern Peruvian agricultural soils

Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 205-219

  Knudson, Kelly J ^a   Webb, Emily ^b   White, Christine ^b   Longstaffe, Fred J ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Andes; Migration; Peru; Residential mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940217113     PISSN: 18669557     EISSN: 18669565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-013-0148-1     Document Type: Article

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