delta-13C and Diet: Analysis of Norwegian Human Skeletons

From the 12th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Trondheim, June 24-28, 1985. The relationship between 13C content of human bone and the marine fraction in the individual diet is well established. In the present investigation human skeletons from inland and coastal areas in Norway were ana...

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Published in:Radiocarbon
Main Authors: Johansen, Olav Sverre, Gulliksen, Steinar, Nydal, Reidar
Format: Conference Object
Language:English
Published: American Journal of Science 1986
Subjects:
skeletons
diet
Norway
archaeology
stratigraphy
Europe
Western Europe
Scandinavia
carbon
isotopes
C 13 C 12
stable isotopes
geochemistry
eskimo*
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/652654
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033822200007992
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Summary:From the 12th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Trondheim, June 24-28, 1985. The relationship between 13C content of human bone and the marine fraction in the individual diet is well established. In the present investigation human skeletons from inland and coastal areas in Norway were analyzed. Both regional and chronologic differences are revealed, and larger variability than expected at specific sites indicate more complex cultural adaptations than earlier recognized. Extremely high delta-13C values, comparable with those obtained from Eskimo sites, are found for material from Early Stone Age fishing/hunting communities. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Radiocarbon archives are made available by Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform February 2021

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