Compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the Baltic Sea and Finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery
The compound-specific stable carbon isotope (δ13C) analysis of organic residues is commonly used in the identification of lipid residues preserved in archaeological cooking vessels. This paper reports on the δ 13C values for saturated fatty acids from modern freshwater and brackish fish, wild mammal...
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ftubristolcris:oai:research-information.bris.ac.uk:publications/de997afd-1421-4669-8e45-bbca3e01fc6f 2023-05-15T18:04:14+02:00 Compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the Baltic Sea and Finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery Pääkkönen, Mirva Evershed, Richard P Asplund, Henrik 2020-12-01 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/1983/de997afd-1421-4669-8e45-bbca3e01fc6f https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/de997afd-1421-4669-8e45-bbca3e01fc6f https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/files/262440645/J19_paakkonen_et_al.pdf https://www.archaeology.su.se/english/publications/publication-series/jonas/jonas-19 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Pääkkönen , M , Evershed , R P & Asplund , H 2020 , ' Compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the Baltic Sea and Finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery ' , Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science (JONAS) , vol. 19 , pp. 3-19 . < https://www.archaeology.su.se/english/publications/publication-series/jonas/jonas-19 > Baltic Sea Finland compound-specific stable isotope analyses Animal tissues Lipids n-alkanoic acids article 2020 ftubristolcris 2022-06-09T22:27:15Z The compound-specific stable carbon isotope (δ13C) analysis of organic residues is commonly used in the identification of lipid residues preserved in archaeological cooking vessels. This paper reports on the δ 13C values for saturated fatty acids from modern freshwater and brackish fish, wild mammals, domesticated animal muscle tissues, and their milk, collected from Finland and the Baltic Sea. Differences are shown to exist in the δ13C values of carcass fatty acids of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus), and other ruminant animals. Thus, the results reported in this paper show the importance of using modern reference fat data from similar ecological conditions to those of the studied archaeological site. This is especially vital in sites where wild fauna are known to have contributed significantly to human diet. In addition, discussion on problems related to representativeness of modern reference animal tissues for the interpretation of ancient fats is also carried out. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus University of Bristol: Bristol Research |
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Baltic Sea Finland compound-specific stable isotope analyses Animal tissues Lipids n-alkanoic acids Pääkkönen, Mirva Evershed, Richard P Asplund, Henrik Compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the Baltic Sea and Finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery |
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The compound-specific stable carbon isotope (δ13C) analysis of organic residues is commonly used in the identification of lipid residues preserved in archaeological cooking vessels. This paper reports on the δ 13C values for saturated fatty acids from modern freshwater and brackish fish, wild mammals, domesticated animal muscle tissues, and their milk, collected from Finland and the Baltic Sea. Differences are shown to exist in the δ13C values of carcass fatty acids of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), wild forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus), and other ruminant animals. Thus, the results reported in this paper show the importance of using modern reference fat data from similar ecological conditions to those of the studied archaeological site. This is especially vital in sites where wild fauna are known to have contributed significantly to human diet. In addition, discussion on problems related to representativeness of modern reference animal tissues for the interpretation of ancient fats is also carried out. |
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Compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the Baltic Sea and Finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery |
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Compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the Baltic Sea and Finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery |
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Compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the Baltic Sea and Finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery |
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Compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the Baltic Sea and Finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery |
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Compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the Baltic Sea and Finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery |
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compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the baltic sea and finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery |
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Pääkkönen , M , Evershed , R P & Asplund , H 2020 , ' Compound-specific stable carbon isotope values of fatty acids in modern aquatic and terrestrial animals from the Baltic Sea and Finland as an aid to interpretations of the origins of organic residues preserved in archaeological pottery ' , Journal of Nordic Archaeological Science (JONAS) , vol. 19 , pp. 3-19 . < https://www.archaeology.su.se/english/publications/publication-series/jonas/jonas-19 > |
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