Utilisation of δ13C, δ15N, and δ34S analyses to understand 14C-dating anomalies within a Late Viking Age community in north-east Iceland

• Published in: Radiocarbon
• Main Authors: Sayle, Kerry, Cook, Gordon T., Ascough, Philippa L., Gestsdóttir, Hildur, Hamilton, William Derek, McGovern, Thomas H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Arizona 2014
• Subjects: Q Science (General); Hofstaðir; Mývatn; Skútustaðir; Iceland
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/91676/

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 δ15N ranges of terrestrial herbivores and freshwater fish, while freshwater biota displayed δ13...