Macronutrient-based model for dietary carbon routing in bone collagen and bioapatite

Fernandes, Ricardo; Nadeau, Marie‐Josée; Grootes, P. M.

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“…2) and subtracting from human isotope values the theoretical range of isotopic fractionation from one trophic level to another as proposed by Bocherens and Drucker (2003, between 3 and 5‰), the nitrogen isotope values of Talasiu human diet would have been between 4 and 9‰. On the other hand, since carbon isotope spacing has a trophic offset of 0 to 2‰ and a diet-to-collagen offset of 5‰ (Ambrose and Norr, 1993;Fernandes et al, 2012), carbon isotope values of Talasiu human diet would have been (i) between −18.8 and −14‰ when comparing against bone collagen values, and (ii) between −21.8 and −19.0‰ when comparing against animal flesh and plant values (Fig. 2).…”

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“…Stable carbon isotope ratios in human bone hydroxyapatite (or apatite, δ 13 C ap ), on the other hand, reflect the total diet including carbohydrates and lipids as well as protein and thus can be used to assess non-protein sources in the diet, particularly plant consumption (Ambrose and Norr, 1993;Schwarcz, 2000;Kellner and Schoeninger, 2007;Fernandes et al, 2014). Estimates of carbon isotope fractionation between diet and bone apatite range from 9.5 to 13‰ (Howland et al, 2003;Tykot et al, 2009;Warinner and Tuross, 2009;Fernandes et al, 2012); we adopt an offset of 10‰ (Fernandes et al, 2012). Our overall conclusions would not change substantially if a different value in this range were used.…”

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Multi-isotopic analysis of first Polynesian diet (Talasiu, Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga)

Herrscher¹,

Fenner²,

Valentin³

et al. 2018

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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A B S T R A C TBoth archaeological and isotopic data document dietary changes over the first five centuries of Western Pacific island settlement, a time period beginning with the Lapita expansion about 3000 years ago. This change is marked by a decrease in marine food intake and an increase in vegetal food intake occurring in the Late Lapita/ immediately post-Lapita populations. The recent discovery of human burials at Talasiu (~2700-2600 cal. BP) in the Kingdom of Tonga opens new opportunities to assess this matter. We characterize the nature of the food items consumed by the Talasiu humans (n = 21) using collagen and apatite carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios. We conducted an intra-Pacific comparison to examine the use of marine resources and the contribution of horticultural products and to look at the homogeneity of dietary practices within the Tongan group. Isotope results indicate a mixed diet of terrestrial and marine resources including a differential contribution of more specific marine foods (e.g., non-reef fish/inshore fish and shellfish). The Talasiu dietary pattern appears closer to that of the early Lapita population of Teouma than to other Late Lapita populations suggesting a different pattern of dietary change at the eastern end of the Lapita distribution. The slower rate of change may be due to the small size of both the island and the population, and also the additional potential role of social or cultural factors.

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Section: Collagen Data Contributionmentioning

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Multi-isotopic analysis of first Polynesian diet (Talasiu, Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga)

Herrscher¹,

Fenner²,

Valentin³

et al. 2018

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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“…Carbon isotope analysis of skeletal tissues is one of the most commonly utilised methods for paleodietary research in archaeology (Katzenberg 2008;Vogel and (Fernandes, Nadeau, and Grootes 2012;Froehle, Kellner, and Schoeninger 2010), whereas bioapatite δ 13 C (both bone and enamel) generally reflects an average of the whole diet including proteins, fats/lipids, and carbohydrates (Ambrose and Norr 1993;Lee-Thorp, Sealy, and Van der Merwe 1989).…”

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“…Taking into account a diet-tissue offset (isotopic fractionation factor) for human bioapatite δ 13 C of 10.1‰ (Fernandes, Nadeau, and Grootes 2012), provides estimates for average whole diet δ 13 C of −23.2 to −19.1‰ for humans at these sites. The lower end of this range corresponds to the range of δ 13 C recorded in C 3 plants in the Caribbean (Keegan and DeNiro 1988;Pestle 2010;Stokes 1998), although some of the higher values in the entire data set likely indicate minor contributions to whole diet from either marine or C 4 resources, or both.…”

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A Multi-Isotope Investigation of Human and Dog Mobility and Diet in the Pre-Colonial Antilles

Laffoon

Hoogland

Davies

et al. 2017

Environmental Archaeology

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The complex relationships between humans and dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) have a very deep and unique history. Dogs have accompanied humans as they colonised much of the world, and were introduced via human agency into the insular Caribbean where they became widespread throughout the Ceramic Age. It is likely that the dynamic interactions between humans, dogs, and their environments in the Caribbean were spatially, chronologically, and socially variable. However, almost no research has specifically addressed the nature, or potential variability, of human/dog interactions in this region. This study presents isotopic (strontium and carbon) evidence bearing on human and dog paleomobility and paleodietary patterns in the precolonial Caribbean. The isotope results illustrate a generally high degree of correspondence between human and dog dietary practices at all analysed sites but also slight differences in the relative importance of different dietary inputs. Striking parallels are also observed between the human and dog mobility patterns and shed light on broader networks of social interaction and exchange. Lastly, the paper addresses the possible utility and relevance of canine isotope data as proxies for inferring past human behaviours. ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…A recent study estimates that 72% of the carbon in collagen comes from dietary protein, with the remaining 28% derived from carbohydrates and lipids (Fernandes et al, 2012). Combined, δ 13 C and δ 15 N of human collagen can be used to discriminate foraging, especially for protein, in different environments.…”

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Stable isotope analysis of serial samples of third molars as insight into inter- and intra-individual variation in ancient diet

Eerkens

Sullivan

Greenwald

2016

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

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a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f oIdentification and analysis of faunal and botanical remains provide important insight into paleodiet, but tend to average dietary behaviors over many individuals and large windows of time. Stable isotope analyses of human bone collagen and apatite, while less specific regarding diet, nicely complement faunal and macrobotanical analyses by giving glimpses into the diets of individuals, but still time-average diet over large windows (ca. 5-20 years). Recent advances in micro-sectioning of teeth provide the opportunity to examine intra-individual changes in diet over small windows of time, as small as 1 year or less. We use stable isotope data from human third molar dentin as a window into examining intra-individual variation in diet at a hunter-gatherer archeological site in Central California (CA-SOL-11). Data show significant dietary variation between individuals, suggesting there were many ways that individuals met basic dietary needs at the site. Data also show that some individuals significantly altered their diet in the course of their lives, with pulses of high brackish-water exploitation lasting between 1 and 4 years. We suggest one of three scenarios to explain these fluctuations: that brackish water foods served as fallback resources, that some individuals shifted their place of residence, or that changing trade relations may have caused fluctuations in consumption of brackish-water foods.

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Macronutrient-based model for dietary carbon routing in bone collagen and bioapatite

Cited by 251 publications

References 29 publications

Multi-isotopic analysis of first Polynesian diet (Talasiu, Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga)

Multi-isotopic analysis of first Polynesian diet (Talasiu, Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga)

A Multi-Isotope Investigation of Human and Dog Mobility and Diet in the Pre-Colonial Antilles

Stable isotope analysis of serial samples of third molars as insight into inter- and intra-individual variation in ancient diet

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