Regular ArticleIsotopic Analysis of Ancient Deer Bone: Biotic Stability in Collapse Period Maya Land-use
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2020, Journal of Anthropological ArchaeologyCitation Excerpt :Many researchers have used various isotope signatures (carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and strontium) to demonstrate how deer in the Maya realm were not only hunted locally, but some were also acquired from non-local sources, and even habituated to human settlements (Carr, 1996; Pohl, 1991; Pohl and Feldman, 1982; Thornton, 2011; White et al., 2001; 2004). In contrast, archaeological deer isotopes from six sites in the Maya Petexbatún region spanning the Preclassic to Terminal Classic period (600 BCE- CE 950) showed no significant evidence of direct human management or deforestation (Emery et al., 2000). The multi-proxy approach in the present study focused on Panama would substantially extend the geographical range of these human-animal symbioses.
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2020, Journal of Archaeological Science: ReportsThe impact of maize (Zea mays) on the stable carbon isotope values of archaeological soil organic matter
2019, Journal of Archaeological Science: ReportsCitation Excerpt :Arrouays et al. (1995) also found that there is a steady increase of δ13C values for SOM from maize agricultural fields during the first decades of cultivation, but δ13C enrichment reached a plateau thereafter. Elevated δ13C values obtained on ancient human osseous tissues (i.e., bone collagen, bone apatite, tooth enamel) from archaeological sites in the Western Hemisphere increase through time (e.g., White et al., 1993; Tykot et al., 1996; Emery et al., 2000; Tykot and Staller, 2002; Tykot, 2002, 2004, 2006; Scherer et al., 2007; Repussard, 2009; Parker, 2012). This chronological trend suggests an increase through time of consumption, and perhaps dependency, on maize and or other C4 or CAM photosynthetic pathway plant foods.
Stable isotope signatures in white-tailed deer as a seasonal paleoenvironmental proxy: A case study from Georgia, United States
2018, Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, PalaeoecologyCitation Excerpt :This effect produces plants depleted in 13C and a gradient of leaf δ13C values from ground to canopy, where the most negative values are near the ground (Bonafini et al., 2013; Drucker et al., 2008). Most archaeological studies of white-tailed deer show δ13Ccol ranges from –22.5 to –19.5‰ (Bergh, 2012; Cormie and Schwarcz, 1994; Emery et al., 2000; Land et al., 1980; Sullivan and Krueger, 1981; White et al., 2004) which are generally interpreted as reflecting C3 dominant diets, with the exception of some deer who had consumed small amounts of maize probably obtained by browsing at the edge of agricultural fields, or the spreading of corn feed in hunting areas (White et al., 2004). Because of this macronutrient partitioning between tissue fractions, the difference between δ13Cap and δ13Ccol (Δ13Cap–col) or the carbonate-collagen spacing, can be used as an approximate indicator of degree of carnivory.
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