Complexities of nitrogen isotope biogeochemistry in plant-soil systems: implications for the study of ancient agricultural and animal management practices

P Szpak - Frontiers in plant science, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen isotopic studies have the potential to shed light on the structure of ancient
ecosystems, agropastoral regimes, and human-environment interactions. Until relatively …

Stable isotopes in archaeobotanical research

G Fiorentino, JP Ferrio, A Bogaard, JL Araus… - Vegetation History and …, 2015 - Springer
In recent decades the analysis of stable isotopes in plants has become a useful method to
infer natural and anthropogenic effects on the growing conditions of plants. Here we present …

The first farmers of central Europe: diversity in LBK lifeways

A Whittle, P Bickle - 2013 - torrossa.com
From about 5500 cal BC to soon after 5000 cal BC, the lifeways of the first farmers of central
Europe–the LBK, after the German labels Linearbandkeramik or Linienbandkeramik–are …

Influence of seabird guano and camelid dung fertilization on the nitrogen isotopic composition of field-grown maize (Zea mays)

P Szpak, JF Millaire, CD White, FJ Longstaffe - Journal of Archaeological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Organic fertilizers have the capacity to alter the nitrogen isotopic composition of plants.
Camelid dung and seabird guano are two potentially important fertilizers in the agricultural …

Carbon and nitrogen isotopic survey of northern Peruvian plants: baselines for paleodietary and paleoecological studies

P Szpak, CD White, FJ Longstaffe, JF Millaire… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The development of isotopic baselines for comparison with paleodietary data is crucial, but
often overlooked. We review the factors affecting the carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) …

An integrated stable isotope study of plants and animals from Kouphovouno, southern Greece: a new look at Neolithic farming

P Vaiglova, A Bogaard, M Collins, W Cavanagh… - Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents the first study that combines the use of ancient crop and animal stable
isotopes (carbon and nitrogen) and Zooarchaeology Mass Spectrometry species …

Millet manuring as a driving force for the Late Neolithic agricultural expansion of north China

X Wang, BT Fuller, P Zhang, S Hu, Y Hu, X Shang - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Research in to the nature of Neolithic agriculture in China is often focused on topics such as
the domestication and spread of cereal crops and the reconstruction of human and animal …

Impact of contamination and pre‐treatment on stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic composition of charred plant remains

P Vaiglova, C Snoeck, E Nitsch… - Rapid …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
RATIONALE Stable isotope analysis of archaeological charred plants has become a useful
tool for interpreting past agricultural practices and refining ancient dietary reconstruction …

Revealing lost secrets about Yingpan Man and the Silk Road

T Wang, BT Fuller, H Jiang, W Li, D Wei, Y Hu - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Yingpan Man, is one of the most exquisitely preserved mummies found in the Xinjiang
Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. Here links between Yingpan Man and the Silk Road …

Stable isotopes and diet: their contribution to Romano-British research

G Müldner - Antiquity, 2013 - cambridge.org
The study of stable isotopes surviving in human bone is fast becoming a standard response
in the analysis of cemeteries. Reviewing the state of the art for Roman Britain, the author …