标题：Interpreting Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios in Archaeological Remains: An Overview of the Processes Influencing the δ13C and δ15N Values of Type I Collagen
期刊名称：Totem : the University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology
印刷版ISSN：1203-8830
电子版ISSN：1925-8542
出版年度：2013
卷号：21
期号：1
出版社：University of Western Ontario
摘要：The application of isotopic ratio mass spectrometry to archaeological science has produced many importantcontributions to the study and understanding of ancient human and animal populations. Paleodietaryreconstruction through the analysis of stable isotope ratios in skeletal, dental, and soft tissue remains presentsanother avenue for interpreting the past. The methodology employed to obtain isotopic data fromarchaeological remains directly influences the types of questions that can be addressed and the interpretationof the data. Furthermore, there are fundamental idiosyncrasies of archaeological specimens and their ante-and post-mortem environments that may influence the results of an isotopic study. This paper explores theways in which the stable isotopic signatures of carbon and nitrogen in type I collagen in archaeological bonesand teeth are formed, modified, or destroyed throughout life and in the post-depositional environment. For acomprehensive review of the methodological and interpretive implications of paleodietary reconstructionusing stable isotopic analysis, see Ambrose (1993)
