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Isotope evidence for the intensive use of marine foods by Late Upper Palaeolithic humans

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ID5896880
AuthorsMichael Richards (0000-0001-5274-8887, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, corresponding author), M P Richard, M P Richards, Roger Jacobi (Natural History Museum), Jill Cook (0000-0001-9165-1041, British Museum), P Pettitt (0000-0002-6195-9376, University of Sheffield), P B Pettitt, C Stringer (0000-0002-9183-7337, Natural History Museum), C B Stringer
Year2005
Volume49
Issue3
Pages390-394
Publication date2005-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Evolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2484 • E-ISSN: 1095-8606
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jhevol.2005.05.002
PMID15975629
OpenAlexW2015534685
LanguageEN
Citations received70
References cited24

Archaeology · Biology · Cave · Geography · Isotope analysis · Marine conservation · Marine species · Mesolithic · Pleistocene · Trophic level · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Paleontology

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