Isotopic palaeodiet studies of Ancient Egyptian fauna and humans

We report here stable carbon and nitrogen isotope results from human and faunal bone collagen from samples taken from sites in the Egyptian Nile Valley and surrounding region, dating from the Predynastic (c. 5500 BC) through to the Dynastic (c. 343 BC) periods. Isotopic values for the human populati...

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Main Authors: Thompson, Alexandra H. (Author), Richards, Michael P. (Author), Shortland, Andrew (Author), Zakrzewski, Sonia R. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2005.
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