A carbon and nitrogen isotope perspective on ancient human diet in the British Isles

2022 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 105516
Author(s):  
Michael I. Bird ◽  
Jordahna Haig ◽  
Sean Ulm ◽  
Christopher Wurster
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
British Isles ◽  
Human Diet ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

scholarly journals A global carbon and nitrogen isotope perspective on modern and ancient human diet

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Human Diet ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Global Carbon

Abstract The authors have requested that this preprint be withdrawn due to erroneous posting.

Reconstruction of African human diet using bone collagen carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios

Nature ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 319 (6051) ◽  
pp. 321-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanley H. Ambrose ◽  
Michael J. DeNiro
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Bone Collagen ◽  
Human Diet ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

RADIOCARBON DATING AND DIET: THE JIAOJIA SITE IN CHINA

Radiocarbon ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1515-1523
Author(s):  
Fen Wang ◽  
Chao Yuan ◽  
Shiling Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Accelerator Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Human Diet ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Isotope Data

ABSTRACTThe Jiaojia site is the earliest city in the Haidai area of China, about 5000 years old. To obtain more accurately the beginning and end of this site, radiocarbon accelerator mass spectrometry (14C AMS) measurements, along with stable carbon and nitrogen isotope data, were collected from 13 bone samples. According to the measured dates, human diet was dominated by C4-based plants, and the Jiaojia site appeared before 2900 BC.

scholarly journals Diet and society in Poland before the state: stable isotope evidence from a Wielbark population (2nd c. AD)

2013 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurie J. Reitsema ◽  
Tomasz Kozłowski
Keyword(s):  
Stable Isotope ◽  
Stable Isotope Analysis ◽  
Isotope Analysis ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Stable Carbon ◽  
Human Diet ◽  
North Central ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Daily Food ◽  
Isotope Evidence

Abstract The 1st-4th c. AD Wielbark culture of Eastern Europe is relatively understudied bioarchaeologically due to the fragmentary nature of its cemeteries. Here, we report the first stable isotope analysis of Wielbark diet using stable carbon and nitrogen isotope signatures from both collagen and carbonate of 30 individuals from Rogowo, a 2nd c. Wielbark cemetery in North-Central Poland. Diet at Rogowo was primarily based on terrestrial foods and included millet, a C4 plant cultivated by many Slavic populations in Europe. Anadromous fish likely supplemented the diet, which is clarified when considering collagen and carbonate data in tandem. Stable isotope differences between the sexes indicate that men and women may have consumed different foods, although there is a possibility that women immigrated to Rogowo from an isotopically different region of Europe. No significant differences are noted in δ13C or δ15N of women with and without grave goods, suggesting little social differentiation within the Wielbark culture, at least in terms of daily food access. Reconstructing human diet in Europe through stable isotope analysis is problematic because of the relative isotopic homogeneity in this region of the world. This study further demonstrates the utility of using both carbonate and collagen stable isotope data in tandem to reconstruct past European diet.

Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Composition of the Wood of Pinus sylvestris, Betula pendula and Populus tremula

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 819-824
Author(s):  
P. Yu. Voronin ◽  
V. A. Mukhin ◽  
T. A. Velivetskaya ◽  
A. V. Ignatiev ◽  
Vl. V. Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Sylvestris ◽  
Betula Pendula ◽  
Isotope Composition ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Populus Tremula ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope Composition

scholarly journals Ecological aspects of carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of cyanobacteria

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eitaro Wada ◽  
Kaori Ohki ◽  
Shinya Yoshikawa ◽  
Patrick L. Parker ◽  
Chase Van Baalen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Isotope Ratios ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Ecological Aspects

scholarly journals Evidence for benthic-pelagic food web coupling and carbon export from California margin bamboo coral archives

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 2595-2621 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. Hill ◽  
C. R. Myrvold ◽  
H. J. Spero ◽  
T. P. Guilderson
Keyword(s):  
Primary Production ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Benthic Communities ◽  
California Current ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Nitrogen Isotope ◽  
Carbon Export ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen ◽  
Pelagic Food Webs

Abstract. Deep-sea bamboo corals (order Gorgonacea, family Isididae) are known to record changes in water mass chemistry over decades to centuries. These corals are composed of a two-part skeleton of calcite internodes segmented by gorgonin organic nodes. We examine the spatial variability of bamboo coral organic node 13C/12C and 15N/14N from thirteen bamboo coral specimens sampled along the California margin (37–32° N; 792 to 2136 m depth). Radiocarbon analyses of the organic nodes show the presence of the anthropogenic bomb spike, indicating the corals utilize a surface-derived food source (pre-bomb D14C values of ∼ −100‰, post-bomb values to 82‰). Carbon and nitrogen isotope data from the organic nodes (13C = −15.9‰ to −19.2‰ 15N = 13.8‰ to 19.4‰) suggest selective feeding on surface-derived organic matter or zooplankton. A strong relationship between coral 15N and habitat depth indicate a potential archive of changing carbon export, with decreased 15N values reflecting reduced microbial degradation (increased carbon flux) at shallower depths. Using four multi-centennial length coral records, we interpret long-term 15N stability in the California Current. Organic node 13C values record differences in carbon isotope fractionation dictated by nearshore vs. offshore primary production. These findings imply strong coupling between primary production, pelagic food webs, and deep-sea benthic communities.

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