Zinc isotopes from archaeological bones provide reliable tropic level information for marine mammals
McCormack et al. present the first comparison of archaeological δ66Zn from bone material compared with traditional δ15 N and δ13 C values derived from collagen samples over a large geographic area. This study shows that the inclusion of δ66Zn analysis can provide otherwise inaccessible supplementary...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-06-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02212-z |
Summary: | McCormack et al. present the first comparison of archaeological δ66Zn from bone material compared with traditional δ15 N and δ13 C values derived from collagen samples over a large geographic area. This study shows that the inclusion of δ66Zn analysis can provide otherwise inaccessible supplementary dietary information and more robust trophic level estimations. |
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ISSN: | 2399-3642 |