Can trace elements in fossils provide information about palaeodiet
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12371593 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Santiago Safont (Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona, corresponding author), A Malgosa (0000-0003-1723-3671, Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), M Eulàlia Subirà (Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona), J Gibert, José Ramón Montero (0000-0002-8507-0192, Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-37 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/(sici)1099-1212(199801/02)8:1<23::aid-oa403>3.0.co;2-r |
| OpenAlex | W2069041827 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 52 |
The main aim of this study is to try to see if, despite the diagenetic changes undergone by the fossil bones buried in Venta Micena (Orce, Spain), the concentration of trace elements permits the differentiation of particular groups. It is possible that some chemical elements allow us to identify different dietary groups in accord with their archaeological context. Different multivariant methods—correlation, principal component analysis and cluster analysis—were applied to the data, and in all cases the results show that two elements (Ba and Zn) seem able to discriminate between groups with different diets. In this sense, diagenesis cannot explain all the variability found in the concentrations of trace elements in fossils from the Orce region. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Archaeology · Context (archaeology · Diagenesis · Geochemistry · Geography · Principal component analysis · Statistics · Trace element · Trace fossil · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Mathematics · Geology · Paleontology · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2020 (18) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |