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) …

Abstract Strontium isotope ratio (87 Sr/86 Sr) has been widely used to trace human
migrations across geologically distinct landscapes in archaeological and forensic sciences …

A multimethod archaeometry study (zooarchaeological, isotopic, ancient DNA,
paleobotanical, and radiocarbon dating) of a spider monkey sacrificed in the ceremonial …

Domestic animals are ubiquitous. In contrast to the biodiversity crisis currently impacting
many kinds of animals and plants, not a single domesticated species is endangered …

Maya archaeologists have long been interested in understanding ancient diets because
they provide information about broad-scale economic and societal transformations. Though …

Abstract Throughout the New World, we encounter consistent and pervasive evidence that
confounds efforts to partition native species into watertight containers labeled …

Investigations at the Maya site of Ceibal, Guatemala, documented an artificial plateau,
measuring 600 x 340 m in horizontal dimensions and 6 to 15 m in height. Unlike highly …

Intensified social complexity emerged in some parts of the lowland Maya region during the
Middle Preclassic period (800–300 BC). Though data for Middle Preclassic complexity …

Over the past decade, multidisciplinary research has seen the Amazon Basin go from a
context perceived as unfavourable for food production and large-scale human societies to …

Management of camelids in the coastal valleys of the Andes has generated much debate in
recent years. Zooarchaeological and isotopic studies have demonstrated that in the coastal …