On the diet of Tycho Brahe and his wife: did they consume fish from stagnant pools?

Radiocarbon dating has been performed on cortical femoral tissue samples from Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) and his wife Kirsten Barbara Jørgensdatter (1549–1604). No discernible reservoir effect has been observed in either skeleton. This combined with unusually high δ 15 N values and seemingly terrestria...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Heritage science 2020-07, Vol.8 (1), p.1-3, Article 73
Hauptverfasser:	van der Plicht, Johannes, Kaupová, Sylva Drtikolová, Velemínský, Petr, Smolík, Jiří, Kučera, Jan, Kameník, Jan, Havránek, Vladimír, Brůžek, Jaroslav, Vellev, Jens, Rasmussen, Kaare Lund
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	13C 15N Arts & Humanities Arts & Humanities - Other Topics Brahe, Tycho Chemistry Chemistry and Materials Science Chemistry, Analytical Communication Diet Fish Humanities, Multidisciplinary Kirsten Jørgensdatter Materials Science Materials Science, Multidisciplinary Physical Sciences Pools Radiocarbon Radiometric dating Science & Technology Spectroscopy Technology Tycho Brahe
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Zusammenfassung:	Radiocarbon dating has been performed on cortical femoral tissue samples from Tycho Brahe (1546–1601) and his wife Kirsten Barbara Jørgensdatter (1549–1604). No discernible reservoir effect has been observed in either skeleton. This combined with unusually high δ 15 N values and seemingly terrestrial δ 13 C values, makes us suggest that a large fraction of their protein intake came from freshwater fish raised in stagnant pools.
ISSN:	2050-7445 2050-7445
DOI:	10.1186/s40494-020-00399-8