Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe
The aim of this research is to examine the isotopic characterisation of archaeological fish species as it relates to freshwater, brackish and marine environments, trophic level and migration patterns, and to determine intraspecies variation within and between fish populations in different locations...
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ftmanchuniv:oai:e-space.mmu.ac.uk:600458 2024-05-19T07:28:35+00:00 Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe Robson, HK Andersen, SH Clarke, L Craig, OE Gron, KJ Jones, AKG Karsten, P Milner, N Price, TD Ritchie, K Zabilska-Kunek, M Heron, C 2016-05-03 text https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/600458/2/Robson%20et%20al.%20final%20copy.pdf en eng Taylor & Francis (Routledge) https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/600458/ https://doi.org/10.1179/1749631415Y.0000000014 10.1179/1749631415Y.0000000014 https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/600458/2/Robson%20et%20al.%20final%20copy.pdf Robson, HK </view/creators/Robson=3AHK=3A=3A.html>, Andersen, SH </view/creators/Andersen=3ASH=3A=3A.html>, Clarke, L </view/creators/Clarke=3AL=3A=3A.html> ORCID logoorcid:0000-0002-2278-4139 , Craig, OE </view/creators/Craig=3AOE=3A=3A.html>, Gron, KJ </view/creators/Gron=3AKJ=3A=3A.html>, Jones, AKG </view/creators/Jones=3AAKG=3A=3A.html>, Karsten, P </view/creators/Karsten=3AP=3A=3A.html>, Milner, N </view/creators/Milner=3AN=3A=3A.html>, Price, TD </view/creators/Price=3ATD=3A=3A.html>, Ritchie, K </view/creators/Ritchie=3AK=3A=3A.html>, Zabilska-Kunek, M </view/creators/Zabilska-Kunek=3AM=3A=3A.html> and Heron, C </view/creators/Heron=3AC=3A=3A.html> (2016) Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe. Environmental Archaeology: the journal of human palaeoecology, 21 (2). pp. 105-118. ISSN 0268-425X info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 2016 ftmanchuniv https://doi.org/10.1179/1749631415Y.0000000014 2024-04-30T23:48:29Z The aim of this research is to examine the isotopic characterisation of archaeological fish species as it relates to freshwater, brackish and marine environments, trophic level and migration patterns, and to determine intraspecies variation within and between fish populations in different locations within central and northern Europe. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis was undertaken on collagen extracted from 72 fish bone samples from eight Mesolithic and Neolithic archaeological sites in this region. Thirty-six (50%) of the specimens analysed produced results with acceptable carbon to nitrogen atomic ratios (2·9–3·6). The fish remains encompassed a wide spectrum of freshwater, brackish and marine taxa (n = 12), which were reflected in the δ13C values (−24·5 to −7·8‰). The freshwater/brackish fish (pike, Esox lucius; perch, Perca fluviatilis; zander, Sander lucioperca) had δ13C values that ranged from −24·2 to −19·3‰, whereas the brackish/marine fish (spurdog, Squalus acanthias; flatfish, Pleuronectidae; codfish, Gadidae; garfish, Belone belone; mackerel, Scomber scombrus) ranged from −14·9 to −9·4‰. Salmonidae, an anadromous taxon, and eel (Anguilla anguilla), a catadromous species, had carbon isotope values consistent with marine origin, and no evidence of freshwater residency (−12·7 to −11·7‰). The δ15N values had a range of 6·2‰ (6·5–12·7‰) indicating that these fish were on average feeding at 1·7 trophic levels higher than their producers in these diverse aquatic environments. These results serve as an important ecological baseline for the future isotopic reconstruction of the diet of human populations dating to the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic of the region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla Squalus acanthias eSpace - Manchester Metropolitan University's Research Repository Environmental Archaeology 21 2 105 118 |
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The aim of this research is to examine the isotopic characterisation of archaeological fish species as it relates to freshwater, brackish and marine environments, trophic level and migration patterns, and to determine intraspecies variation within and between fish populations in different locations within central and northern Europe. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis was undertaken on collagen extracted from 72 fish bone samples from eight Mesolithic and Neolithic archaeological sites in this region. Thirty-six (50%) of the specimens analysed produced results with acceptable carbon to nitrogen atomic ratios (2·9–3·6). The fish remains encompassed a wide spectrum of freshwater, brackish and marine taxa (n = 12), which were reflected in the δ13C values (−24·5 to −7·8‰). The freshwater/brackish fish (pike, Esox lucius; perch, Perca fluviatilis; zander, Sander lucioperca) had δ13C values that ranged from −24·2 to −19·3‰, whereas the brackish/marine fish (spurdog, Squalus acanthias; flatfish, Pleuronectidae; codfish, Gadidae; garfish, Belone belone; mackerel, Scomber scombrus) ranged from −14·9 to −9·4‰. Salmonidae, an anadromous taxon, and eel (Anguilla anguilla), a catadromous species, had carbon isotope values consistent with marine origin, and no evidence of freshwater residency (−12·7 to −11·7‰). The δ15N values had a range of 6·2‰ (6·5–12·7‰) indicating that these fish were on average feeding at 1·7 trophic levels higher than their producers in these diverse aquatic environments. These results serve as an important ecological baseline for the future isotopic reconstruction of the diet of human populations dating to the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic of the region. |
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Robson, HK Andersen, SH Clarke, L Craig, OE Gron, KJ Jones, AKG Karsten, P Milner, N Price, TD Ritchie, K Zabilska-Kunek, M Heron, C Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe |
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Robson, HK Andersen, SH Clarke, L Craig, OE Gron, KJ Jones, AKG Karsten, P Milner, N Price, TD Ritchie, K Zabilska-Kunek, M Heron, C |
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Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe |
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Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe |
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Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe |
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Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe |
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Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe |
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carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from mesolithic and neolithic sites in central and northern europe |
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https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/600458/ https://doi.org/10.1179/1749631415Y.0000000014 10.1179/1749631415Y.0000000014 https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/600458/2/Robson%20et%20al.%20final%20copy.pdf Robson, HK </view/creators/Robson=3AHK=3A=3A.html>, Andersen, SH </view/creators/Andersen=3ASH=3A=3A.html>, Clarke, L </view/creators/Clarke=3AL=3A=3A.html> ORCID logoorcid:0000-0002-2278-4139 , Craig, OE </view/creators/Craig=3AOE=3A=3A.html>, Gron, KJ </view/creators/Gron=3AKJ=3A=3A.html>, Jones, AKG </view/creators/Jones=3AAKG=3A=3A.html>, Karsten, P </view/creators/Karsten=3AP=3A=3A.html>, Milner, N </view/creators/Milner=3AN=3A=3A.html>, Price, TD </view/creators/Price=3ATD=3A=3A.html>, Ritchie, K </view/creators/Ritchie=3AK=3A=3A.html>, Zabilska-Kunek, M </view/creators/Zabilska-Kunek=3AM=3A=3A.html> and Heron, C </view/creators/Heron=3AC=3A=3A.html> (2016) Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe. Environmental Archaeology: the journal of human palaeoecology, 21 (2). pp. 105-118. ISSN 0268-425X |
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