Carbon isotope measurement techniques for bone collagen: Notes for the archaeologist |
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| Authors: | B.S. Chisholm D.E. Nelson K.A. Hobson H.P. Schwarcz M. Knyf |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Archaeology Department, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6;2. Geology Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4M1 |
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| Abstract: | Stable carbon isotope analysis of archaeological human bone collagen is becoming increasingly useful in diet reconstructions. This paper describes, for archaeologists, the techniques that we have found useful in carrying out such analyses, and discusses the requirements for measurement accuracy and inter-laboratory calibration. |
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| Keywords: | stable carbon isotope analysis archaeological human bone prehistoric diet reconstruction collagen extraction |
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