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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ftstockholmuniv:oai:DiVA.org:su-184650 2023-05-15T14:36:00+02:00 Stable Isotope Studies of North American Arctic Populations : A Review Harris, Alison J.T Elliott, Deidre A. 2019 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-184650 https://doi.org/10.5334/oq.67 eng eng Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för arkeologi och antikens kultur University of York, UK , 2019, 5:1, Open Quaternary, 2019, 5:1, orcid:0000-0001-8017-7188 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-184650 doi:10.5334/oq.67 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Inuit stable isotope analysis archaeology bioarchaeology Arkeologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2019 ftstockholmuniv https://doi.org/10.5334/oq.67 2023-02-23T21:42:45Z 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. ArchSci2020 Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic inuit Stockholm University: Publications (DiVA) 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. ArchSci2020 |
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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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stable isotope studies of north american arctic populations : a review |
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