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Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope variations in too dentine serial sections from Wharram Percy (2003)
Journal Article
Fuller, B., Richards, M., & Mays, S. (2003). Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope variations in too dentine serial sections from Wharram Percy. Journal of Archaeological Science, 30(12), 1673-1684. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-4403%2803%2900073-6

Here we report δ13C and δ15N measurements of serial sections of human deciduous and permanent tooth dentine from archaeological samples taken from the medieval village site of Wharram Percy, Yorkshire, UK. We found a pattern of enrichment, for both δ... Read More about Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope variations in too dentine serial sections from Wharram Percy.

Sharp shift in diet at onset of Neolithic (2003)
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Richards, M., Schulting, R., & Hedges, R. (2003). Sharp shift in diet at onset of Neolithic. Nature, 425(6956), 366-366. https://doi.org/10.1038/425366a

The introduction of domesticated plants and animals into Britain during the Neolithic cultural period between 5,200 and 4,500 years ago is viewed either as a rapid event1 or as a gradual process that lasted for more than a millennium2. Here we measur... Read More about Sharp shift in diet at onset of Neolithic.

Stable isotope analysis of 21 individuals from the Epipalaeolithic cemetery of Vasilyevka III, Dnieper Rapids region, Ukraine (2003)
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Lillie, M., Richards, M., & Jacobs, K. (2003). Stable isotope analysis of 21 individuals from the Epipalaeolithic cemetery of Vasilyevka III, Dnieper Rapids region, Ukraine. Journal of Archaeological Science, 30(6), 743-752. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-4403%2802%2900249-2

Bone collagen extracted from 21 humans from the Epipalaeolithic cemetery of Vasilyevka III was analysed for their δ13C and δ15N ratios. This particular cemetery is one of the three early sites from the Dnieper Rapids region, with Vasilyevka III being... Read More about Stable isotope analysis of 21 individuals from the Epipalaeolithic cemetery of Vasilyevka III, Dnieper Rapids region, Ukraine.

Mesolithic and Neolithic Subsistence in Denmark: new stable isotope data (2003)
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Richards, M., Price, T., & Koch, E. (2003). Mesolithic and Neolithic Subsistence in Denmark: new stable isotope data. Current Anthropology, 44(2), 288-294. https://doi.org/10.1086/367971

The change in subsistence at the Mesolithic/Neolithic transition in Denmark is often characterized as rapid, with a dramatic shift from a marine diet in the Mesolithic to a terrestrial-based diet in the Neolithic. This view has been largely based on... Read More about Mesolithic and Neolithic Subsistence in Denmark: new stable isotope data.

Variations in bone collagen δ13C and δ15N values of fauna from Northwest Europe over the last 40 000 years (2003)
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Richards, M., & Hedges, R. (2003). Variations in bone collagen δ13C and δ15N values of fauna from Northwest Europe over the last 40 000 years. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 193(2), 261-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0031-0182%2803%2900229-3

We report here a signal in the temporal variation of stable isotopes in protein from surviving animal bone in Northwest Europe over the past glacial cycle. There is a change in the average δ13C values of fauna in the Holocene, and there is also a sig... Read More about Variations in bone collagen δ13C and δ15N values of fauna from Northwest Europe over the last 40 000 years.

The Gravettian burial known as the Prince (‘Il Principe’): new evidence for his age and diet (2003)
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Pettitt, P., Richards, M., Maggi, R., & Formicola, V. (2003). The Gravettian burial known as the Prince (‘Il Principe’): new evidence for his age and diet. Antiquity, 77(295), 15-19. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00061305

The famous upper Palaeolithic (Gravettian) burial with shell ornaments known as "Il Principe" was discovered in Italy sixty years ago. Here the authors present recent scientific research on his skeleton, leading to new assessments of the date of the... Read More about The Gravettian burial known as the Prince (‘Il Principe’): new evidence for his age and diet.

Sulphur isotopes in palaeodietary studies: a review and results from a controlled feeding experiment (2003)
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Richards, M., Fuller, B., Sponheimer, M., Robinson, T., & Ayliffe, L. (2003). Sulphur isotopes in palaeodietary studies: a review and results from a controlled feeding experiment. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 13(1-2), 37-45. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.654

Recent advances in mass spectrometry now allow relatively routine measurements of sulphur isotopes (34S) in small samples (>10 mg) of tissue from archaeological human, plant, and faunal samples. 34S values of human and faunal bone collagen can indica... Read More about Sulphur isotopes in palaeodietary studies: a review and results from a controlled feeding experiment.

Stable Isotope Evidence of Diet at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey (2003)
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Richards, M., Pearson, J., Molleson, T., Russell, N., & Martin, L. (2003). Stable Isotope Evidence of Diet at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Journal of Archaeological Science, 30(1), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.2001.0825

We report here new evidence for human subsistence from stable isotope analysis of humans and fauna from Catalhöyük. The analyses complement other lines of subsistence evidence, and indicate that, contrary to the original excavator James Mellaart's as... Read More about Stable Isotope Evidence of Diet at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey.