Stable Isotope Studies of North American Arctic Populations: A Review
We review the major stable carbon and nitrogen isotope studies conducted on human remains in the North American Arctic (NAA) and discuss the findings with respect to two major research themes: diachronic subsistence, and the development of food cultures across the NAA. The interpretation of stable i...
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ftjoq:oai:ojs.www.openquaternary.com:article/67 2023-05-15T14:34:36+02:00 Stable Isotope Studies of North American Arctic Populations: A Review Harris, Alison J. T. Elliott, Deirdre A. North American Arctic AD 1000 - AD 1800 2019-11-11 application/pdf application/xml https://www.openquaternary.com/jms/article/view/67 https://doi.org/10.5334/oq.67 eng eng Ubiquity Press https://www.openquaternary.com/jms/article/view/67/86 https://www.openquaternary.com/jms/article/view/67/87 https://www.openquaternary.com/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/67/368 https://www.openquaternary.com/jms/article/downloadSuppFile/67/369 10.5334/oq.67 https://www.openquaternary.com/jms/article/view/67 doi:10.5334/oq.67 Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access). CC-BY Open Quaternary; Vol 5 (2019); 11 2055-298X archaeology bioarchaeology Inuit studies Inuit stable isotope analysis info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2019 ftjoq https://doi.org/10.5334/oq.67 2022-12-30T10:52:34Z We review the major stable carbon and nitrogen isotope studies conducted on human remains in the North American Arctic (NAA) and discuss the findings with respect to two major research themes: diachronic subsistence, and the development of food cultures across the NAA. The interpretation of stable isotope data from human bone collagen and hair keratin is complicated by issues of equifinality in addition to uncertainty arising from the high fat/high protein diets of Arctic hunter gatherers. We suggest future lines of inquiry which may help to alleviate some of these challenges. Our review of Arctic stable isotope studies shows the ongoing potential of stable isotope analysis of Arctic hunter-gatherers and faunal populations, but we include the caveat that regardless of how cutting-edge or refined the analytical method, future stable isotope studies must be contextualized with other lines of evidence from well-excavated sites, and would profoundly benefit from the incorporation of indigenous perspectives and research priorities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit Open Quaternary (E-Journal) Arctic Open Quaternary 5 1 11 |
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We review the major stable carbon and nitrogen isotope studies conducted on human remains in the North American Arctic (NAA) and discuss the findings with respect to two major research themes: diachronic subsistence, and the development of food cultures across the NAA. The interpretation of stable isotope data from human bone collagen and hair keratin is complicated by issues of equifinality in addition to uncertainty arising from the high fat/high protein diets of Arctic hunter gatherers. We suggest future lines of inquiry which may help to alleviate some of these challenges. Our review of Arctic stable isotope studies shows the ongoing potential of stable isotope analysis of Arctic hunter-gatherers and faunal populations, but we include the caveat that regardless of how cutting-edge or refined the analytical method, future stable isotope studies must be contextualized with other lines of evidence from well-excavated sites, and would profoundly benefit from the incorporation of indigenous perspectives and research priorities. |
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Stable Isotope Studies of North American Arctic Populations: A Review |
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Stable Isotope Studies of North American Arctic Populations: A Review |
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Stable Isotope Studies of North American Arctic Populations: A Review |
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Stable Isotope Studies of North American Arctic Populations: A Review |
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