Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10499191 | Journal of Archaeological Science | 2012 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Medieval southern Mongolia experienced severe political instability, violence, and famine. ⺠Isotopic analyses were completed in mummified individuals from Hets Mountain Cave, Mongolia. ⺠All individuals exhibit marked perimortem trauma but no other skeletal stress markers. ⺠Results suggest C3-based pastoralism, contra expectations of famine-relief grains from China. ⺠This study points to the need for expanding bioarchaeological analysis in this region.
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Authors
Bethany L. Turner, Molly K. Zuckerman, Evan M. Garofalo, Andrew Wilson, George D. Kamenov, David R. Hunt, Tsend Amgalantugs, Bruno Frohlich,