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The analysis of stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in
bone collagen provides a powerful tool for reconstructing past
diets, since it provides the only direct evidence of the foods that
were actually consumed. The chapters that comprise this volume
describe the application of this methodology to the archaeology of
Greece, a country whose archaeobotanical remains have been
isotopically studied more extensively than any other place in the
world. The archaeological issues that can be addressed using stable
isotope methods include the importance of fishing; the possible
early introduction of millet; the nature of childrearing including
weaning age and weaning foods; temporal shifts in protein
consumption; differential access to certain foods associated with
social status as well as gender and age; and cultural differences
in dietary patterns. Additionally, diet is strongly correlated with
health or stress markers in the teeth and bones. Knowing what
people ate has vital implications for our understanding of past
environments and economies, subsistence strategies, and nutrition.
Michael P. Richards and Jean-Jacques Hublin The study of hominin
diets, and especially how they have (primates, modern humans), (2)
faunal and plant studies, (3) evolved throughout time, has long
been a core research archaeology and paleoanthropology, and (4)
isotopic studies. area in archaeology and paleoanthropology, but it
is also This volume therefore presents research articles by most of
becoming an important research area in other fields such as these
participants that are mainly based on their presentations
primatology, nutrition science, and evolutionary medicine. at the
symposium. As can hopefully be seen in the volume, Although this is
a fundamental research topic, much of the these papers provide
important reviews of the current research research continues to be
undertaken by specialists and there in these areas, as well as
often present new research on dietary is, with some notable
exceptions (e. g. , Stanford and Bunn, evolution. 2001; Ungar and
Teaford, 2002; Ungar, 2007) relatively lit- In the section on
modern studies Hohmann provides a tle interaction with other
researchers in other fields. This is review of the diets of
non-human primates, including an unfortunate, as recently it has
appeared that different lines interesting discussion of the role of
food-sharing amongst of evidence are causing similar conclusions
about the major these primates. Snodgrass, Leonard, and Roberston
provide issues of hominid dietary evolution (i. e.
Michael P. Richards and Jean-Jacques Hublin The study of hominin
diets, and especially how they have (primates, modern humans), (2)
faunal and plant studies, (3) evolved throughout time, has long
been a core research archaeology and paleoanthropology, and (4)
isotopic studies. area in archaeology and paleoanthropology, but it
is also This volume therefore presents research articles by most of
becoming an important research area in other fields such as these
participants that are mainly based on their presentations
primatology, nutrition science, and evolutionary medicine. at the
symposium. As can hopefully be seen in the volume, Although this is
a fundamental research topic, much of the these papers provide
important reviews of the current research research continues to be
undertaken by specialists and there in these areas, as well as
often present new research on dietary is, with some notable
exceptions (e. g. , Stanford and Bunn, evolution. 2001; Ungar and
Teaford, 2002; Ungar, 2007) relatively lit- In the section on
modern studies Hohmann provides a tle interaction with other
researchers in other fields. This is review of the diets of
non-human primates, including an unfortunate, as recently it has
appeared that different lines interesting discussion of the role of
food-sharing amongst of evidence are causing similar conclusions
about the major these primates. Snodgrass, Leonard, and Roberston
provide issues of hominid dietary evolution (i. e.
This book provides an up to date introduction to the exciting, but
complex, new scientific methodologies that are increasingly used in
archaeological study. Written by an international team of
specialists, it provides clear and engaging overviews of a wide
array of approaches, including DNA and proteomics, dating methods,
materials analysis, stable isotope analysis, and the scientific
study of human, plant, and animal remains, among other topics. Each
technique is explored through the use of actual archaeological
examples, which both explain the methods and highlight their
potential applications. The work is carefully illustrated with
useful charts, graphs and other images, which complement the detail
in the text, and help to articulate the case studies explored as
well as the underlying principles of the techniques involved.
Feature tables in many of the chapters highlight selected research
on each topic, providing useful summaries of the current state and
scope of the field for the reader. This volume will serve as a
handy reference tool for scholars, as well as a key textbook for
courses on archaeological science.
This book provides an up to date introduction to the exciting, but
complex, new scientific methodologies that are increasingly used in
archaeological study. Written by an international team of
specialists, it provides clear and engaging overviews of a wide
array of approaches, including DNA and proteomics, dating methods,
materials analysis, stable isotope analysis, and the scientific
study of human, plant, and animal remains, among other topics. Each
technique is explored through the use of actual archaeological
examples, which both explain the methods and highlight their
potential applications. The work is carefully illustrated with
useful charts, graphs and other images, which complement the detail
in the text, and help to articulate the case studies explored as
well as the underlying principles of the techniques involved.
Feature tables in many of the chapters highlight selected research
on each topic, providing useful summaries of the current state and
scope of the field for the reader. This volume will serve as a
handy reference tool for scholars, as well as a key textbook for
courses on archaeological science.
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