Complexities of stable carbon and nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry in ancient freshwater ecosystems: Implications for the study of past subsistence and …

E Guiry - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses of human and animal tissues have become an
important means of studying both anthropogenic and natural food webs in aquatic …

Improved quality control criteria for stable carbon and nitrogen isotope measurements of ancient bone collagen

EJ Guiry, P Szpak - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotopic compositions of bone and tooth collagen
provide a powerful tool for studying past biological, environmental, and cultural phenomena …

Best practices for calibrating and reporting stable isotope measurements in archaeology

P Szpak, JZ Metcalfe, RA Macdonald - Journal of Archaeological Science …, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of isotopic measurements in archaeological research has increased rapidly over
the past~ 25 years, owing largely to the proliferation of the instruments required to produce …

Marine Animal Co-Products—How Improving Their Use as Rich Sources of Health-Promoting Lipids Can Foster Sustainability

JP Monteiro, MR Domingues, R Calado - Marine Drugs, 2024 - mdpi.com
Marine lipids are recognized for their-health promoting features, mainly for being the primary
sources of omega-3 fatty acids, and are therefore critical for human nutrition in an age when …

Quality control for modern bone collagen stable carbon and nitrogen isotope measurements

EJ Guiry, P Szpak - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Isotopic analyses of collagen, the main protein preserved in subfossil bone and tooth, has
long provided a powerful tool for the reconstruction of ancient diets and environments …

Calling all archaeologists: guidelines for terminology, methodology, data handling, and reporting when undertaking and reviewing stable isotope applications in …

P Roberts, R Fernandes, OE Craig… - Rapid …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope analysis has been utilized in archaeology since the 1970s, yet standardized
protocols for terminology, sampling, pretreatment evaluation, calibration, quality assurance …

“Here we go again”: the inspection of collagen extraction protocols for 14C dating and palaeodietary analysis

S Talamo, H Fewlass, R Maria… - STAR: Science & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Archaeological bone collagen is highly useful for radiocarbon (14C) dating and
palaeodietary reconstruction. However, collagen preservation and carbon contamination are …

Best practices for selecting samples, analyzing data, and publishing results in isotope archaeology

P Vaiglova, NA Lazar, EA Stroud, E Loftus… - Quaternary …, 2023 - Elsevier
Isotopic analysis has become one of the most popular arenas of archaeological science, in
part due to its versatility to uncover intriguing insights from a range of organic and inorganic …

Freshwater wetland–driven variation in sulfur isotope compositions: Implications for human paleodiet and ecological research

EJ Guiry, TJ Orchard, S Needs-Howarth… - Frontiers in Ecology and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sulfur isotope (δ 34S) analyses are an important archaeological and ecological tool for
understanding human and animal migration and diet, but δ 34S can be difficult to interpret …

Early evidence for historical overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico

EJ Guiry, JR Kennedy, MT O'Connell, DR Gray… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Fisheries encompass complex interplays between social, economic, and environmental
factors, but limitations on historical fisheries data can hamper efforts to identify and …