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) …

Reconstruction of breastfeeding and weaning practices using stable isotope and trace element analyses: A review

T Tsutaya, M Yoneda - American journal of physical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Biogeochemical methods using stable isotopes and trace elements have been increasingly
developed and applied to reconstruct modern and ancient breastfeeding and weaning …

Isotopic study of the biology of modern and fossil vertebrates

PL Koch - Stable isotopes in ecology and environmental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Naturally occurring variations in the stable isotope composition of fossil vertebrates have
been studied since the late 1970s. Isotopic data from vertebrate fossils are sometimes used …

Stable isotope evidence for salt-marsh grazing in the Bronze Age Severn Estuary, UK: implications for palaeodietary analysis at coastal sites

K Britton, G Müldner, M Bell - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2008 - Elsevier
Stable isotope analyses of modern coastal and salt-marsh plant species ('salt-loving'plants
or halophytes) have demonstrated that these are significantly enriched in 15N compared to …

Reconstructing faunal migrations using intra-tooth sampling and strontium and oxygen isotope analyses: a case study of modern caribou (Rangifer tarandus granti)

K Britton, V Grimes, J Dau, MP Richards - Journal of archaeological science, 2009 - Elsevier
Isotopic analyses of incrementally developed dental tissues can be used to reveal patterns
of movement and diet in animals. However, the suitability of these methods for the …

Strontium isotope investigation of ungulate movement patterns on the Pleistocene Paleo-Agulhas plain of the Greater Cape floristic region, South Africa

SR Copeland, HC Cawthra, EC Fisher… - Quaternary Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Middle Stone Age sites located within the Greater Cape Floristic Region on the
South African southern coast have material culture with early evidence for key modern …

Strontium isotope evidence for migration in late Pleistocene Rangifer: Implications for Neanderthal hunting strategies at the Middle Palaeolithic site of Jonzac, France

K Britton, V Grimes, L Niven, TE Steele… - Journal of human …, 2011 - Elsevier
In order to understand the behaviours and subsistence choices of Palaeolithic hunter–
gatherers, it is essential to understand the behavioural ecology of their prey. Here, we …

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 …

The isotope record of short-and long-term dietary changes in sheep tooth enamel: implications for quantitative reconstruction of paleodiets

A Zazzo, M Balasse, BH Passey, AP Moloney… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2010 - Elsevier
Quantitative reconstruction of paleodiet by means of sequential sampling and carbon
isotope analysis in hypsodont tooth enamel requires a precise knowledge of the isotopic …

Unlocking evidence of early diet from tooth enamel

LT Humphrey, MC Dean… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Recent developments in microspatial analysis of enamel chemistry provide the resolution
needed to reconstruct detailed chronological records of an individual's early life history …