Stable Carbon- and Nitrogen-Isotope Ratios of Bone Collagen Used to Study Coral-Reef and Terrestrial Components of Prehistoric Bahamian Diet

American Antiquity

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 320-336

  Keegan, William F ^a   DeNiro, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 85020131218     PISSN: 00027316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/281022     Document Type: Article

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