Age of weaning is an important measure of parental investment, and in various human and
non-human primate studies, has been correlated with a range of developmental factors such …

When archaeological human remains are absent or otherwise unavailable for bone
chemistry-based paleodietary reconstructions, dog remains may provide an appropriate …

Empirical observations of δ 15 N of bone collagen by age at death from 56 archaeological
sites (n= 1560) document an increase over the adult mean at ages∼ 0–2 years. These …

Abstract Analysis of stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes (δ15N and δ13C) from subadults
and adults allows for assessment of age‐related dietary changes, including breastfeeding …

An isotopic reconstruction of human dietary patterns and livestock management practices
(herding, grazing, foddering, etc.) is presented here from the sites of Düzen Tepe and …

This article evaluates age of weaning and early childhood diets of eight males and nine
females from a Middle Holocene (4300–3000 BP) site in Central California, CA‐CCO‐548 …

Dietary patterns spanning millennia could inform contemporary public health nutrition.
Children are largely absent from evidence describing diets throughout human evolution …

Alloparenting, when individuals other than the mother assist with infant care, can vary
between and within populations and has potential fitness costs and benefits for individuals …

This article presents the results of a study of infant diet at two Iron Age sites on the island of
Öland, Sweden. The cemetery at Bjärby contained a large number of subadults who had …

Objectives To examine dietary patterns and animal husbandry practices and assess the
links between human diet and sex, age, burial direction/position, and social status (as …