Nitrogen isotopic studies have the potential to shed light on the structure of ancient
ecosystems, agropastoral regimes, and human-environment interactions. Until relatively …

Biogeochemical methods using stable isotopes and trace elements have been increasingly
developed and applied to reconstruct modern and ancient breastfeeding and weaning …

The use of stable isotope ratio analysis in archaeology has exploded over the past few
decades to the point where it is now an established tool that is routinely used to investigate …

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Isotopic tracking of carnivore palaeoecology is a relatively new approach that yielded
important results for the study of the non-analogue mammoth steppe biome. After describing …

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 …

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 …

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) …

Iron Age societies of the eastern Eurasian steppe are traditionally viewed as nomadic
pastoralists. However, recent archaeological and anthropological research in Kazakhstan …

Mammalian species from hot and arid environments often have elevated nitrogen isotope
values compared to animals from similar trophic levels in more temperate climates. This …