Oxygen isotopes in bioarchaeology: Principles and applications, challenges and opportunities
S Pederzani, K Britton - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Oxygen isotope analyses of skeletal remains (18 O/16 O, δ 18 O) are a powerful tool for
exploring major themes in bioarchaeology (the study of biological archaeological remains) …
exploring major themes in bioarchaeology (the study of biological archaeological remains) …
Strontium isotopes from the earth to the archaeological skeleton: a review
R Alexander Bentley - Journal of archaeological method and theory, 2006 - Springer
Strontium isotope analysis of archaeological skeletons has provided useful and exciting
results in archaeology in the last 20 years, particularly by characterizing past human …
results in archaeology in the last 20 years, particularly by characterizing past human …
Female hunters of the early Americas
Sexual division of labor with females as gatherers and males as hunters is a major empirical
regularity of hunter-gatherer ethnography, suggesting an ancestral behavioral pattern. We …
regularity of hunter-gatherer ethnography, suggesting an ancestral behavioral pattern. We …
Early Homo erectus lived at high altitudes and produced both Oldowan and Acheulean tools
In Africa, the scarcity of hominin remains found in direct association with stone tools has
hindered attempts to link Homo habilis and Homo erectus with particular lithic industries …
hindered attempts to link Homo habilis and Homo erectus with particular lithic industries …
Dietary reconstruction, mobility, and the analysis of ancient skeletal tissues: Expanding the prospects of stable isotope research in archaeology
CA Makarewicz, J Sealy - Journal of archaeological science, 2015 - Elsevier
The use of stable isotope ratio analysis in archaeology has exploded over the past few
decades to the point where it is now an established tool that is routinely used to investigate …
decades to the point where it is now an established tool that is routinely used to investigate …
The characterization of biologically available strontium isotope ratios for the study of prehistoric migration
Strontium isotope analysis of bone and tooth enamel from prehistoric human skeletons is an
important new technique used to address questions regarding migration. Two problems …
important new technique used to address questions regarding migration. Two problems …
Carbon isotope fractionation between diet and bioapatite in ungulate mammals and implications for ecological and paleoecological studies
TE Cerling, JM Harris - Oecologia, 1999 - Springer
The isotope enrichment ɛ* of 13 C between tooth enamel of large ruminant mammals and
their diet is 14.1±0.5‰. This value was obtained by analyzing both the dental enamel of a …
their diet is 14.1±0.5‰. This value was obtained by analyzing both the dental enamel of a …
On isotopes and old bones
JA Lee‐Thorp - Archaeometry, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This review charts the developments and progress made in the application of stable light
isotope tools to palaeodietary adaptations from the 1970s onwards. It begins with an outline …
isotope tools to palaeodietary adaptations from the 1970s onwards. It begins with an outline …
Stable isotope analysis: a tool for studying past diet, demography, and life history
MA Katzenberg, AL Waters‐Rist - Biological anthropology of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Stable isotope analysis is a well‐established tool for studying past human remains.
Applications have grown exponentially in the past 15 years, with studies focusing on living …
Applications have grown exponentially in the past 15 years, with studies focusing on living …
Reconstruction of breastfeeding and weaning practices using stable isotope and trace element analyses: A review
Biogeochemical methods using stable isotopes and trace elements have been increasingly
developed and applied to reconstruct modern and ancient breastfeeding and weaning …
developed and applied to reconstruct modern and ancient breastfeeding and weaning …