Variation of bone collagen amino acid δ13C values in archaeological humans and fauna with different dietary regimes: developing frameworks of dietary discrimination.

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We present bone collagen amino acid (AA) δ(13)C values for a range of archaeological samples representing four "benchmark" human diet groups (high marine protein consumers, high freshwater protein consumers, terrestrial C(3) consumers, and terrestrial C(4) consumers), a human population with an "unknown" diet, and ruminants. The aim is to establish an interpretive palaeodietary framework for bone collagen AA δ(13)C values, and to assess the extent to which AA δ(13)C values can provide additio...

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Authors: Honch, N; McCullagh, J; Hedges, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: American journal of physical anthropology
• Volume: 148
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 495-511
• Publication date: 2012-08-01
• DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22065
• EISSN: 1096-8644
• ISSN: 0002-9483
• Language: English
• Keywords: Animals; Fur Seals; Humans; Paleontology; Nitrogen Isotopes; Collagen; Feeding Behavior; Bone and Bones; Deer; Archaeology; Discriminant Analysis; Carbon Isotopes; Amino Acids