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Stable isotope palaeodietary study of humans and fauna from the multi-period (Iron Age, Viking and Late Medieval) site of Newark Bay, Orkney
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Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope measurements of human and faunal bone collagen from the Iron Age, Viking Age, and Late Medieval site of Newark Bay, Orkney, Scotland indicate the consumption of significant amounts of marine protein, which is very unusual for post-Mesolithic populations.About:
This article is published in Journal of Archaeological Science.The article was published on 2006-01-01. It has received 154 citations till now.read more
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Isotopic evidence for the diets of European Neanderthals and early modern humans
TL;DR: The isotopic evidence indicates that in all cases Neanderthals were top-level carnivores and obtained all, or most, of their dietary protein from large herbivores.
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Reconstructing infant weaning histories at Roman period Kellis, Egypt using stable isotope analysis of dentition.
TL;DR: A more comprehensive picture of infant weaning practices at Kellis is provided and results indicate dietary change between in utero and postbirth, and changes occurring during the weaning period.
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New Directions in Bioarchaeology: Recent Contributions to the Study of Human Social Identities
TL;DR: The authors discuss the growing methodological sophistication of bioarchaeology and highlight new developments in osteological age and sex estimation, paleodemography, biodistance analysis, biogeochemistry, and taphonomy, particularly anthropologie de terrain.
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Stable isotope evidence for salt-marsh grazing in the Bronze Age Severn Estuary, UK: implications for palaeodietary analysis at coastal sites
TL;DR: In this article, the results of carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of bone collagen of herbivores from the middle and late Bronze Age sites of Brean Down, Redwick and Peterstone in the Severn Estuary, UK.
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Isotopic and dental evidence for infant and young child feeding practices in an imperial Roman skeletal sample.
Tracy L. Prowse,Shelley R. Saunders,Henry P. Schwarcz,Peter Garnsey,Roberto Macchiarelli,Luca Bondioli +5 more
TL;DR: This study integrates isotopic, palaeopathological, and historical evidence to investigate infant and young child feeding practices in a Roman period skeletal sample from the Isola Sacra necropolis and finds that transitional feeding began by the end of the first year and weaning occurred by 2-5 years of age.
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Postmortem preservation and alteration of in vivo bone collagen isotope ratios in relation to palaeodietary reconstruction
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the first examination of the validity of this assumption and show that postmortem alteration of bone collagen isotope ratios does occur, but that it is possible to identify prehistoric bones whose collagen has not undergone such alteration.
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Nitrogen and carbon isotopic composition of bone collagen from marine and terrestrial animals
TL;DR: Results indicate that bone collagen δ15N values will be useful in determining relative dependence on marine and terrestrial food sources and in investigating trophic level relationships among different animal species within an ecosystem.
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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
TL;DR: The use of stable carbon isotopes for diet reconstruction is predicated on the assumption that the carbon isotopic composition of animal tissues is assumed to be a direct and constant function of the diet.
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Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen in the study of avian and mammalian trophic ecology
TL;DR: Differences in stable-isotope composition among trophic groups were detected despite variation attributable to geographic location, climate, and analytical techniques, indicating that these effects are large and pervasive.
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Improved collagen extraction by modified Longin method
TL;DR: In this article, a re-evaluation of the Longin collagen extraction method shows that a lower reflux temperature reduces degradation of protein ("collagen") remnants, which allows additional purification through ultrafiltration to isolate the >30kDalton fraction of the reflux product.