A5080562631- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Bone and Dental Protein Studies
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Dental Trauma and Treatments
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Digital Games and Media
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Dental materials and restorations
- Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Historical Economic and Social Studies
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Gender, Feminism, and Media
Miami University
2024
University of Bradford
2014-2023
The University of Western Australia
2013
Incremental dentine analysis utilizes tissue that does not remodel and permits comparison, at the same age, of those who survived infancy with did high temporal resolution. Here, we present a pilot study teeth from 19th‐century cemetery in London, comparing merits two methods obtaining increments for subsequent isotope determination. Covariation δ 13 C 15 N values suggests even small variations have physiological basis. We show high‐resolution intra‐dentine profiles can pinpoint...
Studies of the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios (δ(13) C δ(15) N) modern tissues with a fast turnover, such as hair fingernails, have established relationship between these values in mothers their infants during breastfeeding weaning. Using collagen from high-resolution dentine sections teeth, which form perinatal period we investigate diet physiology this pivotal stage life.Childhood δ(13) N profiles were produced horizontal permanent deciduous teeth following direction...
The major components of human diet both past and present may be estimated by measuring the carbon nitrogen isotope ratios (δ13C δ15N) collagenous proteins in bone tooth dentine. However, results from these two tissues differ substantially: collagen records a multi-year average whilst primary dentine retains time-bound deriving period development. Recent studies harnessing sub-annual temporal sampling resolution have shed new light on individual dietary histories our ancestors identifying...
Stable isotope ratios of carbon (δ(13)C) and nitrogen (δ(15)N) in bone dentine collagen have been used for over 30 years to estimate palaeodiet, subsistence strategy, breastfeeding duration migration within burial populations. Recent developments microsampling allow improved temporal resolution dietary patterns.A simple method is proposed which could be applied human teeth chronological age represented by microsamples the direction tooth growth, allowing comparison patterns between...
Abstract Objectives Recent developments in incremental dentine analysis allowing increased temporal resolution for tissues formed during the first 1,000 days of life have cast doubt on veracity weaning studies using bone collagen carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen 15 N) isotope ratio data from infants. Here, we compare published well‐preserved Anglo‐Saxon site Raunds Furnells, England, with co‐forming same individuals, investigate relationship these juvenile stature. The high‐resolution recorded...
Abstract Historical evidence documents mass migration from Ireland to London during the period of Great Irish Famine 1845–52. The rural were reliant on a restricted diet based potatoes but maize, C 4 plant, was imported United States America in 1846–47 mitigate against Famine. In London, migrants joined population with more varied diet. To investigate and characterize their diet, carbon nitrogen isotope ratios obtained bone collagen 119 hair keratin six individuals Lukin Street cemetery,...
Stable isotope analysis has provided crucial new insights into dietary change at the Neolithic transition in north-west Europe, indicating an unexpectedly sudden and radical shift from marine to terrestrial resources coastal island locations. Investigations of early skeletal material Sumburgh on Shetland, far-flung margins world, suggest that this general pattern may mask significant subtle detail. Analysis juvenile dentine reveals consumption foods occasional basis. This suggests have been...
Breastfeeding is known to be a powerful mediator of maternal and childhood health, with impacts throughout the life course. Paleodietary studies past 30 years have accordingly taken an enduring interest in health diet young children as potential indicator population fertility, subsistence, mortality patterns. While progress has been made recent decades toward acknowledging agency children, many paleodietary reconstructions failed incorporate developments cognate disciplines revealing...
Abstract Objectives Isotope ratio analyses of dentine collagen were used to characterize short‐term changes in physiological status (both dietary and biological stress) across the life course children afforded special funerary treatment. Materials methods Temporal sequences δ 15 N 13 C isotope profiles for incrementally forming obtained from deciduous teeth 86 four early‐medieval English cemeteries. Thirty‐one interred child‐specific burial clusters, remainder alongside adults other areas...
Sampling of dentine for stable carbon (δ13 C) and nitrogen (δ15 N) isotope ratios in the direction tooth growth allows study temporal changes to diet physiological stress an individual during formation. Current methods sampling permanent teeth using 1 mm increments provide resolution 6-9 months at best depending on chosen. Although this gives sufficient sample sizes reliable analysis by mass spectrometry, sectioning across incremental structures results a rolling average ratios. A novel...
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Abstract Objectives We compared δ 15 N and 13 C values from bone dentine collagen profiles of individuals interred in famine‐related attritional burials to evaluate whether medieval London who experienced nutritional stress exhibit enriched nitrogen tooth tissue. Dentine were evaluated identify patterns that may be indicative famine during childhood with the age enamel hypoplasia (EH) formation assess isotopic undernutrition coincide timing physiological stress. Materials Methods isotope...
The carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen 15 N) isotope ratios of human bone collagen have been used extensively over the last 40 years to investigate diet past populations. It has become apparent that can give an unreliable temporal dietary signature especially in juveniles. With higher resolution sampling from tooth dentine, it is possible identify short‐term changes previously invisible bone. This paper discusses inherent problems using for studies suggests better sample choices, which make our...
Abstract Santiago de Compostela is, together with Rome and Jerusalem, one of the three main pilgrimage religious centres for Catholicism. The belief that remains St James Great, twelve apostles Jesus Christ, is buried there has stimulated, since their reported discovery in 9th century AD, a significant flow people from across European continent beyond. Little known about practical experiences living within city during its rise to prominence, however. Here, first time, we combine...
Abstract For human dental enamel, what is the precise mineralization progression spatially and timing of mineralization? This an important question in fundamental understanding matrix-mediated biomineralization events, but particular because we can use our this natural tissue growth humans to develop biomimetic approaches repair replace lost enamel tissue. It understand tissues since different species have quite distinct spatial temporal mineralization. In study, five central incisors at...
Abstract Objectives This study presents isotopic information for incremental dentine collagen and bone bulk from individuals the Canary Islands (Tenerife Gran Canaria) to explore dietary differences during childhood life. Materials Methods Eight have been studied, which comprises 122 δ 15 N 13 C measurements eight analyses. A baseline of potentially consumed food sources has developed comparative purposes. reconstruction using transferred signals (FRUITS) model probable contributions each...
There are few reliable osteological indicators to detect parity or infer puberty in skeletal remains. Nitrogen (δ15N) and stable carbon (δ13C) isotope ratios human tissues can be affected by metabolically unbalanced states engendered pregnancy rapid growth, offering potential biomarkers.This pilot study explores the of incremental dentine-collagen ratio analysis identify gestation.Incremental dentine δ15N δ13C profiles were produced analysing third molars extracted as part dental treatment...
Background: The population of Roman Britain are renowned for having elevated nitrogen (δ15) stable isotope values, which have been interpreted as evidence the increased consumption marine products. However, such results now understood to also reflect episodes stress and disease, suggesting that new interpretations warranted.Aim: To test a novel approach combines hazard mortality analysis data determine whether there is relationship between age-at-death, δ15N values risk.Subjects methods:...
Recent radiocarbon dating of a skeleton from Balevullin, Tiree, excavated in the early twentieth century, demonstrates that it dates to Neolithic period, rather than Iron Age as originally expected. Osteological examination suggests individual was young adult woman, exhibiting osteological deformities consistent with vitamin D deficiency, most likely deriving childhood rickets; an exceptionally identification disease UK potentially significant social implications. Isotopic analysis supports...