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Heading for the hills? A multi-isotope study of sheep management in first-millennium BC Italy

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ID13097618
AuthorsAngela Trentacoste (0000-0001-7096-5252, University of Oxford, corresponding author), E Lightfoot (0000-0002-0823-4720, University of Cambridge), P Le Roux (0000-0002-5930-4995, University of Cape Town), Michael Buckley (0000-0002-4166-8213, University of Manchester), S W Kansa (Contextual Change (United States)), Carmen Esposito (0000-0001-5123-2555, Queen's University Belfast), Margarita Gleba (0000-0001-7729-7795, University of Cambridge)
Year2019
Volume29
Pages102036-102036
Publication date2019-12-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Archaeological Science Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2352-409X • E-ISSN: 2352-4103
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102036
OpenAlexW2996500880
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited135

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