The Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth
Or why Temporal Resolution of Bone Collagen May Be Unreliable
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8352586 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julia Beaumont (0000-0002-7166-5857, School of Archaeological and Forensic Sciences University of Bradford UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 626-645 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/arcm.12544 |
| OpenAlex | W3005283463 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 76 |
The carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotope ratios of human bone collagen have been used extensively over the last 40 years to investigate the diet of past populations. It has become apparent that bone collagen can give an unreliable temporal dietary signature especially in juveniles. With higher temporal resolution sampling of collagen from tooth dentine, it is possible to identify short‐term changes in diet previously invisible in bone. This paper discusses the inherent problems of using bone collagen for dietary studies and suggests better sample choices, which can make our interpretations more robust, using breastfeeding and weaning as an example
Biology · Breastfeeding · Collagen fibril · Cortical bone · Pathology · Weaning · Anatomy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Dentistry · Endocrinology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Medicine
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