Carbon isotope measurement techniques for bone collagen: Notes for the archaeologist
- 31 July 1983
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Journal of Archaeological Science
- Vol. 10 (4), 355-360
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-4403(83)90073-0
Abstract
Stable carbon isotope analysis of archaeological human bone collagen is becoming increasingly useful in diet reconstructions. This paper describes, for archaeologists, the techniques that we have found useful in carrying out such analyses, and discusses the requirements for measurement accuracy and inter-laboratory calibration.Keywords
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