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) …

Abstract Middle Stone Age sites located within the Greater Cape Floristic Region on the
South African southern coast have material culture with early evidence for key modern …

The use of stable isotope ratio analysis in archaeology has exploded over the past few
decades to the point where it is now an established tool that is routinely used to investigate …

Intra‐tooth sequential analysis of enamel δ18O is currently used to investigate birth
seasonality in past animal populations, offering new insights into seasonal availability of …

In order to understand the behaviours and subsistence choices of Palaeolithic hunter–
gatherers, it is essential to understand the behavioural ecology of their prey. Here, we …

An important role has been envisaged for cattle during the Neolithic period in Britain based
on their prominence within the faunal assemblages of the period as a whole. The relative …

Transhumance and palaeodiet are two central themes in archaeology and using chemical
analysis of bones and teeth to reconstruct trends and patterns in diet and mobility has …

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; …

Bercy is a prehistoric village sited by the Seine river (Paris, France), whose main period of
occupation was dated to the very beginning of the 4th millennium BC. The animal …

Tooth wear analysis techniques (mesowear and microwear) are employed to analyze
dietary traits in proboscideans, perissodactyls and artiodactyls from 33 Pleistocene localities …