A stable relationship
Isotopes and Bioarchaeology Are in It for the Long Haul
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3220873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Britton (0000-0002-9478-5966, University of Aberdeen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 358 |
| Pages | 853-864 |
| Publication date | 2017-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2017.98 |
| OpenAlex | W2621547844 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 100 |
Given their ubiquity in dietary reconstruction, it is fitting that the story of isotopes began with a conversation over dinner. Although coined in scientific literature by Frederick Soddy (1913), the word 'isotope' was first conceived by Margaret Todd, a medical doctor (also known as the novelist 'Graham Travers', and an all-round gender-stereotype-smasher of their age). In 1912, Soddy and Todd were attending a supper in Glasgow. When talk turned to work, Soddy described the then nameless concept of elements of different masses that occupy the same place in the periodic table. Todd suggested the term 'isotope', from the Greekisos('same') +topos('place'), and the name stuck (Nicol 1957; Nagel 1982
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |