The application of sulphur isotope analyses in archaeological research: A review

O Nehlich - Earth-Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Sulphur isotope analysis of archaeological materials provides information on past
ecosystems, palaeo-diets, migration and mobility. This review covers the geochemical …

Best practice methodology for 14C calibration of marine and mixed terrestrial/marine samples

GT Cook, PL Ascough, C Bonsall, WD Hamilton… - Quaternary …, 2015 - Elsevier
There is a lack of detailed guidance in the published literature on how to calibrate 14 C
measurements made on marine or mixed marine/terrestrial (primarily human remains) …

AMS 14C dating at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) radiocarbon dating laboratory

E Dunbar, GT Cook, P Naysmith, BG Tripney, S Xu - Radiocarbon, 2016 - cambridge.org
This paper describes all the major procedures adopted by the Scottish Universities
Environmental Research Centre (SUERC) Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory. This includes …

Presenting the Compendium Isotoporum Medii Aevi, a Multi-Isotope Database for Medieval Europe

C Cocozza, E Cirelli, M Groß, WR Teegen… - Scientific data, 2022 - nature.com
Here we present the Compendium Isotoporum Medii Aevi (CIMA), an open-access database
gathering more than 50,000 isotopic measurements for bioarchaeological samples located …

Sequential measurement of δ15N, δ13C and δ34S values in archaeological bone collagen at the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre (SUERC): A …

KL Sayle, CR Brodie, GT Cook… - … in Mass Spectrometry, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale The use of multi‐isotopic analysis (δ15N, δ13C and δ34S values) of
archaeological bone collagen to assist in the interpretation of diet, movement and mobility of …

Sulfur isotopes as a proxy for human diet and mobility from the preclassic through colonial periods in the Eastern Maya lowlands

CE Ebert, AJ Rand, K Green-Mink, JA Hoggarth… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Maya archaeologists have long been interested in understanding ancient diets because
they provide information about broad-scale economic and societal transformations. Though …

Multi-isotopic analysis of zooarchaeological material from Estonia (ca. 200–1800 CE): variation among food webs and geographical regions

Ü Aguraiuja-Lätti, M Tõrv, KL Sayle, L Lõugas… - PloS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
To better comprehend the dietary practices of past populations in the Eastern Baltic region
we have created temporally and geographically restricted baselines for the time period of …

The influence of varying proportions of terrestrial and marine dietary protein on the stable carbon-isotope compositions of pig tissues from a controlled feeding …

EC Webb, J Lewis, A Shain… - STAR: Science & …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, it has become evident that limitations exist in our ability to meaningfully
assess palaeodiet using stable isotope compositions. These limitations in part arise …

What can stable isotope analysis of top predator tissues contribute to monitoring of tundra ecosystems?

D Ehrich, RA Ims, NG Yoccoz, N Lecomte… - Ecosystems, 2015 - Springer
Understanding how climate change and increasing human impacts may exert pressure on
ecosystems and threaten biodiversity requires efficient monitoring programs. Indicator …

Prey‐to‐fox isotopic enrichment of 34S in bone collagen: Implications for paleoecological studies

MT Krajcarz, M Krajcarz, DG Drucker… - … in Mass Spectrometry, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale The trophic enrichment factor (TEF) is a parameter reflecting the difference in
isotopic ratio between a consumer's tissues and diet, used in isotopic ecology and …