The Ice Man's diet as reflected by the stable nitrogen and carbon isotopic composition of his hair
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 13 (3) , 559-562
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.13.3.559
Abstract
Establishing the diets of ancient human populations is an integral component of most archaeological studies. Stable isotope analysis of well-preserved bone collagen is the most direct approach for ...Keywords
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- National Science Foundation
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