Utilization of δ 13 C, δ 15 N, and δ 34 S Analyses to Understand 14 C Dating Anomalies within a Late Viking Age Community in Northeast Iceland

• Published in: Radiocarbon
• Main Authors: Sayle, Kerry L, Cook, Gordon T, Ascough, Philippa L, Gestsdóttir, Hildur, Hamilton, W Derek, McGovern, Thomas H
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2014
• Subjects: Mývatn; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2458/56.17770; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033822200049845

Previous stable isotope studies of modern and archaeological faunal samples from sites around Lake Mývatn, within the Mývatnssveit region of northeast Iceland, revealed that an overlap existed between the δ 15 N ranges of terrestrial herbivores and freshwater fish, while freshwater biota displayed δ...