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The Effects of Sample Treatment and Diagenesis on the Isotopic Integrity of Carbonate in Biogenic Hydroxylapatite
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In this article, the authors explore the isotopic fidelity of different carbon and oxygen-bearing components from individual fossil skeletons of Holocene humans and late Pleistocene mastodons and mammoths.About:
This article is published in Journal of Archaeological Science.The article was published on 1997-05-01. It has received 837 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hydroxylapatite & Isotope analysis.read more
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Strontium Isotopes from the Earth to the Archaeological Skeleton: A Review
TL;DR: Strontium isotope analysis of archaeological skeletons has provided useful and exciting results in archaeology in the last 20 years, particularly by characterizing past human migration and mobility as mentioned in this paper.
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Carbon isotope fractionation between diet and bioapatite in ungulate mammals and implications for ecological and paleoecological studies.
Thure E. Cerling,John Harris +1 more
TL;DR: This isotope enrichment factor applies to a wide variety of ruminant mammals, and can be used to track changes in the isotopic composition of the atmosphere, determine the fraction of C3 or C4 biomass in diets of modern or fossil mammals, distinguish between mammals using different subpathways of C4 photosynthesis, and identify those mammals whose diet is derived from closed-canopy habitats.
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On isotopes and old bones
TL;DR: This review charts the developments and progress made in the application of stable light isotope tools to palaeodietary adaptations from the 1970s onwards, and describes the historical landmark studies that have marked major progress.
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Carbon isotope fractionation between diet, breath CO2, and bioapatite in different mammals
Benjamin H. Passey,T. F. Robinson,Linda K. Ayliffe,Thure E. Cerling,Matt Sponheimer,M. Denise Dearing,Beverly L. Roeder,James R. Ehleringer +7 more
TL;DR: The carbon isotope fractionation between tooth enamel bioapatite, breath CO2, and diet was measured for voles, rabbits, pigs, and cattle on controlled diets and there is a 1:1 correlation between 3*ediet and 3* enamelediet, consistent with the hypothesis that inter-species differences in 3-ediet are primarily a result of differences in digestive physiology.
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Isotopic reconstruction of past continental environments
TL;DR: In this paper, carbon isotope variations in fossil vertebrates and soils record changes in the structure of vegetation and the isotope composition and concentration of atmospheric CO2, as well as fractionations associated with animal physiology, soil geochemistry, and diagenesis.
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Experimental Evidence for the Relationship of the Carbon Isotope Ratios of Whole Diet and Dietary Protein to Those of Bone Collagen and Carbonate
Stanley H. Ambrose,Lynette Norr +1 more
TL;DR: The use of stable carbon isotopes for diet reconstruction is predicated on the assumption that the carbon isotopic composition of animal tissues is assumed to be a direct and constant function of the diet.
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Stable carbon isotope ratio differences between bone collagen and bone apatite, and their relationship to diet
TL;DR: In this article, a large set of δ13C values for both the organic (collagen) and inorganic (apatitic) components of bone and tooth is presented for southern African fauna.
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Effect of Diet Quality and Composition on the Isotopic Composition of Respiratory CO2, Bone Collagen, Bioapatite, and Soft Tissues
Larry L. Tieszen,Tim Fagre +1 more
TL;DR: Lee-Thorp et al. as mentioned in this paper used bioapatite CO3 as a supplement to collagen, especially in bones older than 10000 years, and as an adjunct to collagen for estimates of carnivory.
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Apatites in biological systems
TL;DR: The observations made in 1926 that tooth enamel, dentine and bone had x-ray diffraction patterns similar to those of mineral apatltes coupled with the chemically analyzed calcium and phosphate contents, led to the conclusion that the principal inorganic constituents of bone and tooth are basically calcium hydroxyapatite, idealized as CaI0(PO~)6(OH)2 (1,2).
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