Human skeletal development and feeding behavior: the impact on oxygen isotopes

Noreen Tuross; Linda M. Reynard; Elizabeth Harvey; Alfredo Coppa; Michael McCormick

doi:10.1007/s12520-017-0486-5

Human skeletal development and feeding behavior: the impact on oxygen isotopes

Noreen Tuross
, Linda M. Reynard
, Elizabeth Harvey
, Alfredo Coppa
, Michael McCormick

Geosciences Department

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Abstract

There is substantial room for isotopic analysis to address questions regarding human migration and interaction with the landscape. Oxygen isotopes in vertebrate tissues, which are generally thought to reflect water source, are derived from a combination of water, food and air isotopic values put through the physiology and intermediary metabolism of the animal. We highlight two additional issues in applying oxygen isotopic analysis to humans: the unique developmental regime of skeletal elements and the impact of cooking on food.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1453-1459
Number of pages	7
Journal	Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
Volume	9
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-017-0486-5
State	Published - 1 Oct 2017

Keywords

Bone
Cooking
Development
Enamel
Oxygen isotopes
Teeth

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