Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of bone collagen: Variations within individuals, between sexes, and within populations raised on monotonous diets

The stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of collagen of seven bones from each of three rabbits raised on a monotonous diet, and of two bones from each of eight female and seven male mink raised on another monotonous diet, were determined. The ranges of δ 13C values and δ 15N values were 0·5‰ an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of archaeological science 1983-01, Vol.10 (3), p.199-203
Hauptverfasser: Deniro, Michael J., Schoeniger, Margaret J.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of collagen of seven bones from each of three rabbits raised on a monotonous diet, and of two bones from each of eight female and seven male mink raised on another monotonous diet, were determined. The ranges of δ 13C values and δ 15N values were 0·5‰ and 0·6‰ for the rabbit bones and 1·0‰ and 1·4‰ for the mink bones. Uncertainties in the δ 13C and δ 15N values for prehistoric human diets estimated from the isotopic composition of collagen from the small numbers of bones which are typically available for analysis, and thus likely to be of the order of ±1‰.
ISSN:0305-4403
1095-9238
DOI:10.1016/0305-4403(83)90002-X