A palaeodietary investigation of carbon (13C/12C) and nitrogen (15N/14N) in human and faunal bones from the Copper Age cemeteries of Varna I and Durankulak, Bulgaria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11899427 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noah V Honch (University of Oxford, corresponding author), T F G Higham (0000-0002-5949-598X, Oxford Archaeology), J Chapman (0000-0002-9531-5691, Durham University), Bisserka Gaydarska (0000-0002-6236-872X, Durham University), R E M Hedges (University of Oxford) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1493-1504 |
| Publication date | 2006-04-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Archaeological Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-4403 • E-ISSN: 1095-9238 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jas.2006.02.002 |
| OpenAlex | W2068169428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 49 |
| References cited | 38 |
Archaeology · Biology · Chalcolithic · Geography · Grave goods · Herbivore · Human bone · Isotope analysis · Isotopes of carbon · Isotopes of nitrogen · Population · Prehistory · Stable isotope ratio · Total organic carbon · δ13C · δ15N · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 49 |
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| Citations per year | 2,45 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 48 |