Simple Summary Teeth are the hardest anatomical structure of the animal body. As a result,
even when preservation conditions are extremely poor and the rest of the skeleton …

Large carnivores (order Carnivora) are among the world's most threatened mammals due to
a confluence of ecological and social forces that have unfolded over centuries. Combining …

This study investigated intraperson skeletal (herein referred to as either “intraperson” or
“intraskeletal”) variation in stable isotope ratios for collagen (C and N) and bioapatite (C and …

Objective To reconstruct breastfeeding and weaning practices, metabolic stress including
tuberculosis-induced wasting, and residential mobility of children in Neolithic and Metal …

Objectives Bomb pulse (BP) radiocarbon (14C) dating methods are used by forensic
anthropologists to estimate the year‐of‐death (YOD) of unidentified individuals. Method …

The ability to distinguish between different migratory behaviours (eg, anadromy and
potamodromy) in fish can provide important insights into the ecology, evolution, and …

Isotopic studies of archived fish scales have tremendous potential to develop long-term
retrospectives that provide important insights into how humans have altered aquatic …

Heavy reliance on plants is rare in Carnivora and mostly limited to relatively small species in
subtropical settings. The feeding behaviors of extinct cave bears living during Pleistocene …

Stable isotopic analysis of animal bone can elucidate how livestock were managed in the
past and help define animalenvironment interactions. The stable carbon (δ13C) and …

Subsistence practices and migration among the prehispanic Maya have been extensively
studied using multiple isotopic techniques, although stable sulfur isotope (δ 34 S) analysis …