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Stable isotope data from the early Christian catacombs of ancient Rome

New insights into the dietary habits of Rome's early Christians

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ID11899701
AuthorsLeonard Victor Rutgers (Utrecht University, corresponding author), Mark Van Strydonck (0000-0002-9074-4526, Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage), M Boudin (0000-0002-3991-1026, Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage), C van der Linde (0000-0002-9385-2098, Utrecht University)
Year2008
Volume36
Issue5
Pages1127-1134
Publication date2008-12-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Archaeological Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-4403 • E-ISSN: 1095-9238
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jas.2008.12.015
OpenAlexW1968983355
LanguageEN
Citations received82
References cited43

Ancient history · Archaeology · Early Christianity · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Classics · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

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