Palaeobiology of the Medieval Population of Albano (Rome, Italy): A Combined Morphological and Biomolecular Approach

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 477-488

  Ciaffi, R ^a   Lelli, R ^a   Muldner G ^b   Stantcheva, K ^a   Fischetti, A L ^c   Ghini, G ^d   Craig, O E ^e   Milano, F ^a   Rickards, O ^a   Arcudi, G ^a   Martinez Labarga C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c Antiquarium Comunale di Nettuno   (Italy)

^d Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Lazio   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collagen; Diet; Middle Ages; Necropolis; Rome; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948107235     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: 10991212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2316     Document Type: Article

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