scholarly journals A bioarchaeological approach to the Iron Age in Switzerland: stable isotope analyses (δ13C, δ15N, δ34S) of human remains

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1067-1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Negahnaz Moghaddam ◽  
Felix Müller ◽  
Sandra Lösch
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Stable Isotope Analyses ◽  
Isotope Analyses

Minimizing risk on the margins: Insights on Iron Age agriculture from stable isotope analyses in central Croatia

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 250-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Zavodny ◽  
Brendan J. Culleton ◽  
Sarah B. McClure ◽  
Douglas J. Kennett ◽  
Jacqueline Balen
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Stable Isotope Analyses ◽  
Isotope Analyses

scholarly journals Chronological and Dietary Aspects of the Human Burials from Ajdovska Cave, Slovenia

Radiocarbon ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 727-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Bonsall ◽  
M Horvat ◽  
K McSweeney ◽  
M Masson ◽  
T F G Higham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
High Standard ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Short Time Interval ◽  
Danube Basin ◽  
Stable Isotope Analyses ◽  
Human Burials ◽  
Isotope Analyses

Ajdovska Jama (The Pagan's Cave) in southeast Slovenia lies within the catchment of the River Sava, a major tributary of the Danube. The site is well known for its Neolithic burials and has been excavated to a high standard on various occasions since 1884. The human remains at the site occurred as distinct clusters of mainly disarticulated bones belonging to at least 31 individuals. Hitherto, dating of the burials has been based on the associated archaeological finds, including a few low-precision radiometric radiocarbon measurements on charred plant material. In the present study, bones from 15 individuals were subsampled for accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) and stable isotope analyses. These comprised adults and children from 3 of the clusters. The results of the study indicate that the burials all belong to a relatively short time interval, while the stable isotope data indicate a mixed diet based on C3 plant and animal food sources. These interpretations differ somewhat from those of previous researchers. The AMS 14C and stable isotope analyses form part of a wider investigation of dietary and demographic change from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age in the Danube Basin.

scholarly journals Radiocarbon and Stable Isotope Analyses on the Earliest Jomon Skeletons from the Tochibara Rockshelter, Nagano, Japan

Radiocarbon ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 549-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minoru Yoneda ◽  
Masashi Hirota ◽  
Masao Uchida ◽  
Atsushi Tanaka ◽  
Yasuyuki Shibata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystem ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Isotopic Data ◽  
Archaeological Evidence ◽  
Stable Isotope Analyses ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Isotopic Analyses ◽  
Data Point ◽  
Isotope Analyses

This study presents the results of carbon and nitrogen isotopic analyses of six human skeletons excavated from the Tochibara rockshelter (Nagano, Japan). The human skeletons were reported to be accompanied by “Oshigata-mon” type pottery dating to the Earliest Jomon period (8900 BP ≃ 6600 BP). A radiocarbon determination from charcoal associated with the human remains was reported to be 8650 ± 180 BP (GaK-1056). However, the depositional context of human skeletons was uncertain because they were recovered by excavations that were dug by prescribed levels. Our results indicated that these skeletons date to the Earliest Jomon period; the 14C determinations place these remains between 8260 ± 100 BP (TERRA-b030799ab38) and 8580 ± 100 BP (TERRA-b011300a35). This coincides with the archaeological evidence that these specimens are some of the oldest Jomon skeletal materials. Furthermore, δ13C and δ15N values provide evidence for the first reconstruction of the diet of an inland Earliest Jomon population. Although the distribution of data indicated a possibility that they had exploited small amounts of seafood, the isotopic data point to this group having relied heavily on a terrestrial ecosystem based on C3 plants.

Analytical pyrolysis and stable isotope analyses reveal past environmental changes in coralloid speleothems from Easter Island (Chile)

2016 ◽  
Vol 1461 ◽  
pp. 144-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Z. Miller ◽  
José M. De la Rosa ◽  
Nicasio T. Jiménez-Morillo ◽  
Manuel F.C. Pereira ◽  
José A González-Pérez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Easter Island ◽  
Analytical Pyrolysis ◽  
Stable Isotope Analyses ◽  
Isotope Analyses
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