Stable hydrogen isotopes of bison bone collagen as a proxy for Holocene climate on the Northern Great Plains

Leyden, Jeremy J.; Wassenaar, Leonard I.; Hobson, Keith A.; Walker, Ernest G.

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.01.009

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“…O are indicative of latitude, and these isotopes have been used to study migrations [47][48][49]. All of the putative northeast Siberian samples tested fall within a single cluster, with dD values between 2132‰ and 2185‰, and d…”

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Faunal record identifies Bering isthmus conditions as constraint to end-Pleistocene migration to the New World

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Human colonization of the New World is generally believed to have entailed migrations from Siberia across the Bering isthmus. However, the limited archaeological record of these migrations means that details of the timing, cause and rate remain cryptic. Here, we have used a combination of ancient DNA, 14C dating, hydrogen and oxygen isotopes, and collagen sequencing to explore the colonization history of one of the few other large mammals to have successfully migrated into the Americas at this time: the North American elk ( Cervus elaphus canadensis ), also known as wapiti. We identify a long-term occupation of northeast Siberia, far beyond the species’s current Old World distribution. Migration into North America occurred at the end of the last glaciation, while the northeast Siberian source population became extinct only within the last 500 years. This finding is congruent with a similar proposed delay in human colonization, inferred from modern human mitochondrial DNA, and suggestions that the Bering isthmus was not traversable during parts of the Late Pleistocene. Our data imply a fundamental constraint in crossing Beringia, placing limits on the age and mode of human settlement in the Americas, and further establish the utility of ancient DNA in palaeontological investigations of species histories.

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“…Established methods also now exist for the routine correction of d 2 H data for H exchange in the laboratory (Wassenaar and Hobson, 2002;Bowen et al, 2005), largely eliminating methodological barriers to the development of large organic d 2 H and d 18 O datasets. These techniques have been applied to the d 2 H analysis of modern faunal (Birchall et al, 2005) and archaeological human and faunal bone collagen (Leyden et al, 2006;Reynard and Hedges, 2008). Concurrently, studies demonstrating that d…”

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Dietary and physiological controls on the hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios of hair from mid‐20th century indigenous populations

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A semimechanistic model has recently been proposed to explain observed correlations between the H and O isotopic composition of hair from modern residents of the USA and the isotopic composition of drinking water, but the applicability of this model to hair from non-USA and preglobalization populations is unknown. Here we test the model against data from hair samples collected during the 1930s-1950s from populations of five continents. Although C and N isotopes confirm that the samples represent a much larger range of dietary "space" than the modern USA residents, the model is able to reproduce the observed delta(2)H and delta(18)O values given reasonable adjustments to 2 model parameters: the fraction of dietary intake derived from locally produced foods and the fraction of keratin H fixed during the in vivo synthesis of amino acids. The model is most sensitive to the local dietary intake, which appears to constitute between 60% and 80% of diet among the groups sampled. The isotopic data are consistent with a trophic-level effect on protein H isotopes, which we suggest primarily reflects mixing of (2)H-enriched water and (2)H-depleted food H in the body rather than fractionation during biosynthesis. Samples from Inuit groups suggest that humans with marine-dominated diets can be identified on the basis of coupled delta(2)H and delta(18)O values of hair. These results indicate a dual role for H and O isotopic measurements of keratin, including both biological (diet, physiology) and environmental (geographic movement, paleoclimate) reconstruction.

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“…However, as previously stated for carbon and nitrogen, meaningful hydrogen isotopic analysis of bone collagen hinges on the prerequisite that collagen has not suffered any significant diagenetic isotopic changes (Balzer et al, 1997;Lee-Thorp, 2008). Leyden et al (2006) compared δD collagen values from 7 modern and 52 fossil bison bones from Canada with ages of up to 10,000 years. The problem of exchangeable hydrogen in collagen was addressed by equilibration in water vapors (Wassenaar & Hobson, 2000).…”

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“…The problem of exchangeable hydrogen in collagen was addressed by equilibration in water vapors (Wassenaar & Hobson, 2000). Leyden et al (2006) found that δD collagen in modern and fossil bones followed the same geographic gradient as modern δD water in Canadian precipitation. Furthermore, consistency between changes in δD collagen through time and independent evidence for regional Holocene climatic changes corroborates the value of δD collagen as a paleoenvironmental proxy.…”

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“…The broad scope of isotopic applications of bone collagen ranges from modern ecological and physiological investigations to learning about living conditions of animals in the past (Ambrose & DeNiro, 1989;Chisholm et al, 1982;DeNiro & Epstein 1978, 1981Hare et al, 1991;Hedges & Law, 1989;Leyden et al, 2006;Lis et al, 2008;Reynard & Hedges, 2008). Bone collagen represents one of the best preserved proteins in fossilized animal remains that in some cases has been chemically preserved for up to 120,000 years (Bocherens et al, 1999).…”

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Stable Isotope Applications in Bone Collagen with Emphasis on Deuterium/Hydrogen Ratios

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Stable hydrogen isotopes of bison bone collagen as a proxy for Holocene climate on the Northern Great Plains

Cited by 40 publications

References 28 publications

Faunal record identifies Bering isthmus conditions as constraint to end-Pleistocene migration to the New World

Faunal record identifies Bering isthmus conditions as constraint to end-Pleistocene migration to the New World

Dietary and physiological controls on the hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios of hair from mid‐20th century indigenous populations

Stable Isotope Applications in Bone Collagen with Emphasis on Deuterium/Hydrogen Ratios

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