Oxygen isotopes in bioarchaeology: Principles and applications, challenges and opportunities
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) …
The oxygen isotope relationship between the phosphate and structural carbonate fractions of human bioapatite
CA Chenery, V Pashley, AL Lamb… - Rapid …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
RATIONALE Oxygen isotope analysis of archaeological human dental enamel is widely
used as a proxy for the drinking water composition (δ18ODW) of the individual and thus can …
used as a proxy for the drinking water composition (δ18ODW) of the individual and thus can …
Mycological evidence of coprophagy from the feces of an Alaskan Late Glacial mammoth
B van Geel, RD Guthrie, JG Altmann… - Quaternary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
Dung from a mammoth was preserved under frozen conditions in Alaska. The mammoth
lived during the early part of the Late Glacial interstadial (ca 12,300 BP). Microfossils …
lived during the early part of the Late Glacial interstadial (ca 12,300 BP). Microfossils …
Subarctic climate for the earliest Homo sapiens in Europe
The expansion of Homo sapiens across Eurasia marked a major milestone in human
evolution that would eventually lead to our species being found across every continent …
evolution that would eventually lead to our species being found across every continent …
The ecological implications of a Yakutian mammoth's last meal
Part of a large male woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was preserved in
permafrost in northern Yakutia. It was radiocarbon dated to ca. 18, 50014C yr BP (ca. 22,500 …
permafrost in northern Yakutia. It was radiocarbon dated to ca. 18, 50014C yr BP (ca. 22,500 …
Reconstructing Late Pleistocene paleoclimate at the scale of human behavior: an example from the Neandertal occupation of La Ferrassie (France)
Exploring the role of changing climates in human evolution is currently impeded by a
scarcity of climatic information at the same temporal scale as the human behaviors …
scarcity of climatic information at the same temporal scale as the human behaviors …
Tracking possible decline of woolly mammoth during the Gravettian in Dordogne (France) and the Ach Valley (Germany) using multi-isotope tracking (13C, 14C, 15N …
DG Drucker, C Vercoutere, L Chiotti, R Nespoulet… - Quaternary …, 2015 - Elsevier
The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was an emblematic and key species of the
so-called mammoth steppe ecosystem between ca. 110,000 and 12,000 years ago. Its …
so-called mammoth steppe ecosystem between ca. 110,000 and 12,000 years ago. Its …
How cold was it for Neanderthals moving to Central Europe during warm phases of the last glaciation?
Precise estimates of mean annual temperature (MAT) for when Neanderthals occupied
Central Europe are critical for understanding the role that climatic and associated …
Central Europe are critical for understanding the role that climatic and associated …
Mitigation of the diagenesis risk in biological apatite δ18O interpretation
The assessment of the potential blurring effect of diagenetic processes represents the
greatest challenge for geochemists whose purpose is to reconstruct environmental …
greatest challenge for geochemists whose purpose is to reconstruct environmental …
The nature of MIS 3 stadial–interstadial transitions in Europe: New insights from model–data comparisons
15 abrupt warming transitions perturbed glacial climate in Greenland during Marine Isotope
Stage 3 (MIS 3, 60–27 ka BP). One hypothesis states that the 8–16° C warming between …
Stage 3 (MIS 3, 60–27 ka BP). One hypothesis states that the 8–16° C warming between …