This paper investigates the utility of stable carbon and oxygen isotopes in human dental enamel to reveal patterns of breastfeeding and weaning in prehistory. Enamel preserves a record of childhood diet that can be studied in adult skeletons. Comparing different teeth, we used โฆ 13 C to document the
Detection of breastfeeding and weaning in modern human infants with carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios
โ Scribed by B.T. Fuller; J.L. Fuller; D.A. Harris; R.E.M. Hedges
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 760 KB
- Volume
- 129
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-9483
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