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Reconstructing Meat Consumption through Biomarker Analyses of Paleofeces

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ID6144785
AuthorsJenna Battillo (0000-0003-3056-4918, Southern Methodist University), Abigail E Fisher (0000-0003-0817-5377, Southern Methodist University)
Year2015
Volume6
Issue1
Pages111-113
Publication date2015-08-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEthnobiology Letters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2159-8126 • E-ISSN: 2159-8126
PublisherSociety of Ethnobiology (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.14237/ebl.6.1.2015.401
OpenAlexW1933412953
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited4

This mini-review outlines three underutilized approaches for studying meat-based biomarkers in archaeological paleofeces that we expect will increase in significance within the field. Myoglobin, stable isotope, and aDNA analyses all have untapped potential to inform meat-based dietary constituents

Archaeology · Biology · Biomarker · Consumption (sociology · Geography · Social science · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Identification and Quantification in Food · Isotope Analysis in Ecology

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Citations per year0,5
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
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