Stable-Carbon Isotope Ratios as a Measure of Marine Versus Terrestrial Protein in Ancient Diets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23329068 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian S Chisholm (Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada), Brian Chisholm (Simon Fraser University), D E Nelson (0000-0002-5676-4451, Simon Fraser University), H P Schwarcz (0000-0002-8936-9984, McMaster University) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 216 |
| Issue | 4550 |
| Pages | 1131-1132 |
| Publication date | 1982-06-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-8075 • E-ISSN: 0193-4511 |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.216.4550.1131 |
| PMID | 17808502 |
| OpenAlex | W2020019505 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 373 |
| References cited | 8 |
The stable-carbon isotope ratios for the flesh of marine and terrestrial animals from Canada's Pacific coast differ by 7.9 ± 0.4 per mil, reflecting the ∼ 7 per mil difference between oceanic and atmospheric carbon. This difference is passed on to human consumers. The carbon isotopic values (δ 13 C) for human collagen thus yield direct information on the relative amounts of marine and terrestrial foods in prehistoric diets.
Biology · Carbon fibers · Carbon-14 · Ecosystem · Flesh · Isotope · Isotope analysis · Isotopes of carbon · Pacific ocean · Prehistory · Stable isotope ratio · Terrestrial ecosystem · Terrestrial plant · Total organic carbon · δ13C · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Ecology · Environmental Chemistry · Environmental Science · Food Science · Geology · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Mathematics · Oceanography · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Paleontology
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