Pathoecology and paleodiet in Postclassic: Historic Maya from northern coastal Belize

This paper examines the synergism among diet, disease, and ecology at two related coastal Maya sites in Belize (Marco Gonzalez and San Pedro) for the Postclassic and Historic periods (1350-1650 AD), which immediately follow the Classic period collapse. Stable carbon- and nitrogen-isotope ratios in c...

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Main Authors: Christine White, Jay Maxwell, Alexis Dolphin, Jocelyn Williams, Fred Longstaffe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006001000007