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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

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ID11899427
AuthorsNoah 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)
Year2006
Volume33
Issue11
Pages1493-1504
Publication date2006-04-05
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.2006.02.002
OpenAlexW2068169428
LanguageEN
Citations received49
References cited38

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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