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

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

Palaeoclimatological and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions based on stable isotope
analysis of mammalian bone require an understanding of the behavior and physiology of the …

Implications• A greater diversity of rabbit species occurs in North America compared with
Europe.• Archeological evidence demonstrates thousands of years of human–rabbit …

The turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) represents one of the few domestic animals of the New
World. While current research points to distinct domestication centres in the Southwest USA …

From Moctezuma's zoo to animals kept in captivity at Teotihuacan, there is increasing
evidence that Mesoamericans managed wild animals for a myriad of purposes. The present …

Human influence on ecological niches can drive rapid changes in the diet, behaviour and
evolutionary trajectories of small mammals. Archaeological evidence from the Late Neolithic …

This paper presents the first systematic study of Aztec diets using bone collagen stable
carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis. The objective was to identify the dietary patterns of an …

Obsidian tools are ubiquitous at archaeological sites throughout the pre-Hispanic period (ca.
1500 BC–AD 1521) in central Mexico. However, the method of high-magnification use-wear …

Here we present the first isotopic investigation of a Vandalic period site (ca. 5th–6th
centuries AD), the Theodosian Wall cemetery at Carthage, in modern day Tunis, Tunisia …