Oxygen isotope analyses of skeletal remains (18 O/16 O, δ 18 O) are a powerful tool for
exploring major themes in bioarchaeology (the study of biological archaeological remains) …

Stable isotope analysis is a well‐established tool for studying past human remains.
Applications have grown exponentially in the past 15 years, with studies focusing on living …

Poultry are farmed globally, with chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) being the leading
domesticated species. Although domestic chicken bones have been reported from some …

The debate regarding the susceptibility of bone and enamel carbonate to preserve in vivo
carbon isotope ratios is as old as paleodietary research. After more than three decades of …

Here we report bone phosphate oxygen (δ18Op) values from perinates/neonates and
infants (< 3.5 years; n= 32); children (4–12 years; n= 12); unsexed juveniles (16–18 years; …

This short review aims at drawing up an inventory of the existing chemical techniques that
can help reconstruct past hominin diets in the absence of organic preservations (such as …

The archaeological Bronze Age record in Europe reveals unprecedented changes in
subsistence strategies due to innovative farming techniques and new crop cultivation …

This study examines Fourier transform (FT) Raman spectroscopy as a non-destructive
screening method to determine collagen quality in archaeological and paleontological …

We conducted a multi-isotope study of five fifth-century AD cemeteries in modern-day
Hungary to determine relationships between nomadic-pastoralist incomers—the historically …

Objectives Isotopic analyses using human dental enamel provide information on the mobility
and diet of individuals in forensic and archeological studies. Thus far, no study has …