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Tracing the origins of plants in West African cuisine through archaeobotanical and organic residue analysis

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ID5412464
AuthorsJ Dunne (0000-0003-2547-1071, University of Bristol, corresponding author), Alexa Höhn (0000-0003-2943-7858, Goethe University Frankfurt), Katharina Neumann (0000-0003-4312-9587, Goethe University Frankfurt), G Franke (0000-0002-7547-5268, Goethe University Frankfurt), Peter Breunig (0000-0003-0750-145X, Goethe University Frankfurt), L Champion (0000-0003-0136-9136, University of Geneva), Toby Gillard (0000-0002-1582-7401, University of Bristol), Caitlin Walton-Doyle (University of Bristol), R P Evershed (0000-0002-9483-2750, University of Bristol)
Year2022
Volume14
Issue1
Publication date2022-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1866-9557 • E-ISSN: 1866-9565
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s12520-021-01476-0
OpenAlexW4206105589
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited72

Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Residue (chemistry · Tracing · African Botany and Ecology Studies · Computer Science · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

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Unique citing works12
Citations per year3
Citation span2022 - 2026 (5)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 11

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