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J Archaeol Sci 30 (6)
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Title:
J Archaeol Sci 30 (6)
Series
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Series:
Journal of Archaeological Science
Volume
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Volume:
30 (6)
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Publication Type:
Journal
Editor
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Editor:
Karl W Butzer
John P Grattan
Julian Henderson
Richard G Klein
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Publisher:
Academic Press
Year of Publication
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Year of Publication:
2003
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BIAB (The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date:
12 Aug 2003
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Sampling shells for seasonality: oxygen isotope analysis on shell carbonates of the...
Marcello A Mannino
Baruch F Spiro
Kenneth D Thomas
667 - 679
The degree of resolution of seasonal estimates using stable oxygen isotopes from marine shells is determined by various factors, including the potential of the species selected to track annual shifts of temperatures and the size of the annual growth increments. Where the amount of annual shell growth is small, seasonal resolution of samples of shell material might be affected by time averaging of isotopic signals. There is also a need to control the number of samples analysed to affordable levels, which implies planning of appropriate sampling strategies. In this study, we investigate variations in 18O in both modern and archaeological specimens of the inter-tidal gastropod Monodonta lineata (da Costa), in long sequences of samples (across more than one full year of growth) and in short sequences (three samples) taken back from the edge of the shell. Studies on a number of living populations across the modern range of the species, and at two selected localities over a full year, showed that the 18O composition of the growing shells generally corresponds to seasonal temperature change. Applying these approaches to shells of M. lineata from the Mesolithic site of Culverwell, Isle of Portland, it was shown that season of death could be demonstrated by interpreting both patterns of edge sequences and actual edge values of 18O. For this site, season of death was shown to range mainly from autumn to winter, with the possibility of some early spring collection. For Mesolithic communities relying heavily on shellfish and probably other marine and coastal resources, the identification of this season of death has direct bearing on their scheduling of subsistence behaviour and on patterns of settlement.
Bone strontium: calcium ratios and duration of breastfeeding in a ...
Simon Mays
731 - 741
This work is an investigation of the value of bone strontium:calcium ratios in the study of duration of breastfeeding in earlier human populations. The study material comprised human skeletal remains of Mediaeval date from England. Investigation of diagenesis suggested that bone Sr:Ca ratios preserved a biogenic signal. Statistical analysis indicated significant age-related patterning in bone Sr:Ca ratios in the juvenile cohort. Duration of breastfeeding estimated from infant bone Sr:Ca ratios was concordant with that inferred from an earlier study of nitrogen stable isotope ratios from the same population. The value of bone Sr:Ca data for studying weaning practices in earlier human populations is discussed.