34994
Author
Saelebakke, Inger; Welinder, Stig
Title Of Article Chaper
The Alvastra diet from bone chemistry
Title Of Journal Book
Fornvännen
Volume
83
Issue
1
Pages
44201
Collation
1 fig.
ISSN
0015-7813
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Three individuals from the Alvastra pile-dwelling, ca 4500 BP, have been studied as regards food intake. The methods used are measurements of <sup>13</sup>C-content and the strontium/calcium (Sr/Ca) ratio in bone tissue. The diet is demonstrated to have been remarkably similar. It was dominated by plant food; there are no appreciable traces of marine food. -- AATA
Keywords
Diet Neolithic Alvastra (Sweden); Bone tissue Carbon-13 Strontium-calcium ratio AATA
pub_id
34994