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Beyond lifetime averages: tracing life histories through isotopic analysis of different calcified tissues from archaeological human skeletons
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Stable-isotopic analyses of human bone, now an established aid to dietary reconstruction in archaeology, represent the diet as averaged over many years as mentioned in this paper, giving a fuller life-history for long-dead individuals.Abstract:
Stable-isotopic analyses of human bone, now an established aid to dietary reconstruction in archaeology, represent the diet as averaged over many years. Separate analysis of different skeletal components enables changes in diet and place of residence to be tracked, giving a fuller life-history for long-dead individuals.read more
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Strontium Isotopes from the Earth to the Archaeological Skeleton: A Review
TL;DR: Strontium isotope analysis of archaeological skeletons has provided useful and exciting results in archaeology in the last 20 years, particularly by characterizing past human migration and mobility as mentioned in this paper.
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The Seasonal Mobility Model for Prehistoric Herders in the South-western Cape of South Africa Assessed by Isotopic Analysis of Sheep Tooth Enamel
Marie Balasse,Marie Balasse,Stanley H. Ambrose,Stanley H. Ambrose,Andrew B. Smith,T. Douglas Price +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, carbon, oxygen and strontium isotope ratios in domestic bovid tooth enamel were analyzed for evidence of seasonal mobility between the coast and the hinterland by Khoekhoe pastoralists in the southwestern Cape of South Africa.
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Differential diagenesis of strontium in archaeological human dental tissues
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared the isotope ratios in enamel and dentine from archaeological teeth in order to assess the integrity of the biogenic Sr signal preserved within the respective tissues.
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Experimental Evidence for the Relationship of the Carbon Isotope Ratios of Whole Diet and Dietary Protein to Those of Bone Collagen and Carbonate
Stanley H. Ambrose,Lynette Norr +1 more
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Stable nitrogen isotope ratios of bone collagen reflect marine and terrestrial components of prehistoric human diet
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Stable-Carbon Isotope Ratios as a Measure of Marine Versus Terrestrial Protein in Ancient Diets
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