Adding Hydrogen to the Isotopic Inventory—Combining δ13C, δ15N and δ2H Stable Isotope Analysis for Palaeodietary Purposes on Archaeological Bone

L. G. van der Sluis; P. J. Reimer; N. Ogle

doi:10.1111/arcm.12441

Adding Hydrogen to the Isotopic Inventory—Combining δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N and δ²H Stable Isotope Analysis for Palaeodietary Purposes on Archaeological Bone

L. G. van der Sluis
, P. J. Reimer
, N. Ogle

Department of Evolutionary Anthropology

Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed

Abstract

Few papers using hydrogen stable isotope analysis for human palaeodietary reconstruction purposes have been published and the usefulness of this additional dietary indicator is highlighted here. The hydrogen stable isotope results provide evidence for the continued exploitation of aquatic resources throughout the prehistory of the Limfjord area in Denmark, which is supported by FRUITS estimates using three (CNH) isotopic proxies. While aquatic dietary input has been identified in Mesolithic and Viking Age individuals before, our results show that, in fact, this continued throughout the periods in between (Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age), albeit on a small scale.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	720-749
Number of pages	30
Journal	Archaeometry
Volume	61
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12441
Publication status	Published - Jun 2019

Funding

The staff of the National Museum and Zoological Museum in Copenhagen and the regional museums around the Limfjord area (Ålborg, Års, Skive, Mors, Thy, Holstebro and Viborg) are thanked for allowing and aiding the sampling of bone material. Wolfram Meier-Augenstein is thanked for sharing his analytical expertise and giving advice regarding the δ2H measurements. Ricardo Fernandes is thanked for his advice on using δ2H ratios in FRUITS. This research was funded by the Leverhulme Trust [grant number RPG-2012-817].

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

107010 Geoarchaeology
107001 Archaeometry
601003 Archaeology

Keywords

bone collagen
Denmark
hydrogen
palaeodiet
stable isotope analysis
trophic level

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10.1111/arcm.12441

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