Comparing apples and oranges: Why infant bone collagen may not reflect dietary intake in the same way as dentine collagen
Objectives Recent developments in incremental dentine analysis allowing increased
temporal resolution for tissues formed during the first 1,000 days of life have cast doubt on …
temporal resolution for tissues formed during the first 1,000 days of life have cast doubt on …
Reconstructing Bronze Age diets and farming strategies at the early Bronze Age sites of La Bastida and Gatas (southeast Iberia) using stable isotope analysis
C Knipper, C Rihuete-Herrada, J Voltas, P Held… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The El Argar society of the Bronze Age in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula (2200–1550
cal BCE) was among the first complex societies in Europe. Its economy was based on cereal …
cal BCE) was among the first complex societies in Europe. Its economy was based on cereal …
Human remains from Arma di Nasino (Liguria) provide novel insights into the paleoecology of early Holocene foragers in northwestern Italy
We report the discovery and analysis of new Mesolithic human remains—dated to ca.
10,200–9000 cal. BP—from Arma di Nasino in Liguria, northwestern Italy, an area rich in …
10,200–9000 cal. BP—from Arma di Nasino in Liguria, northwestern Italy, an area rich in …
Infant and childhood diet at the passage tomb of Alto de la Huesera (north‐central Iberia) from bone collagen and sequential dentine isotope composition
T Fernández‐Crespo, A Czermak… - International Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract During the Late Neolithic (ca. 3500–2900 cal BC), the Rioja Alavesa region of north‐
central Spain witnessed great demographic pressure and social unrest, manifested as …
central Spain witnessed great demographic pressure and social unrest, manifested as …
The bioarchaeology of infant feeding
Much of the research on the bioarchaeology of infant feeding is interpreted solely as the
result of the availability of suitable weaning foods and “weaning stress,” which largely …
result of the availability of suitable weaning foods and “weaning stress,” which largely …
Multi-proxy stable isotope analyses of dentine microsections reveal diachronic changes in life history adaptations, mobility, and tuberculosis-induced wasting in …
Objective To reconstruct breastfeeding and weaning practices, metabolic stress including
tuberculosis-induced wasting, and residential mobility of children in Neolithic and Metal …
tuberculosis-induced wasting, and residential mobility of children in Neolithic and Metal …
Reconstructing breastfeeding and weaning practices in the Bronze Age Near East using stable nitrogen isotopes
C Stantis, H Schutkowski… - American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Breastfeeding and childhood diet have significant impact on morbidity and
mortality within a population, and in the ancient Near East, it is possible to compare …
mortality within a population, and in the ancient Near East, it is possible to compare …
“To 'seafood'or not to 'seafood'?” An isotopic perspective on dietary preferences at the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in the Western Mediterranean
Stable isotope investigations of the Prehistory of the Western Mediterranean have increased
exponentially during the last decade. This region has a high number of Mesolithic and …
exponentially during the last decade. This region has a high number of Mesolithic and …
The “post-weanling's conundrum”: exploring the impact of infant and child feeding practices on early mortality in the Bronze Age burial cave of Moro de Alins, north …
T Fernández-Crespo, RJ Schulting, A Czermak… - Archaeological and …, 2022 - Springer
The relationship between infant and child feeding practices and early mortality is difficult to
address in past societies. Here, stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope …
address in past societies. Here, stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope …
The whole tooth and nothing but the tooth: or why temporal resolution of bone collagen may be unreliable
J Beaumont - Archaeometry, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope ratios of human bone collagen have been
used extensively over the last 40 years to investigate the diet of past populations. It has …
used extensively over the last 40 years to investigate the diet of past populations. It has …