The climatic cooling that began in the late middle Eocene and culminated Eocene-Oligocene transition meant major changes Palaeotheriidae (Perissodactyla, Mammalia) biodiversity Europe could have caused appearance of new dietary strategies. This work is first to study spatiotemporal response one palaeotheriid genus (Plagiolophus) environmental ecological using three proxies: hypsodonty, mesowear...

The äC value of a C3 plant is influenced by the species’ response to its environment, which is subject to natural changes with space and time. This paper reviews the magnitude of the resulting variations in plant äC values—the differences between species, and the variations at different spatial and temporal scales—with particular emphasis on studies of tree wood. Because of these variations, an...

We report here stable carbon and nitrogen isotope results from human and faunal bone collagen from samples taken from sites in the Egyptian Nile Valley and surrounding region, dating from the Predynastic (c. 5500 BC) through to the Dynastic (c. 343 BC) periods. Isotopic values for the human population cluster together across this broad time range, with high dN ratios, and dC values indicating a...

Southeast Asia is becoming a region of increasing interest in discussions past migration, the origins agriculture, and impacts human land-use change on environments. Myanmar, situated at geographic cultural crossroads between East, South Mainland Asia, potentially critical for exploring these themes. However, direct data relating to subsistence has been lacking. Here, we apply stable carbon oxy...

Despite the rich archaeological heritage present in Limfjord region Denmark, few palaeodietary studies using human and animal bone material from this area currently exist. This paper aims to investigate palaeodiet as well husbandry strategies during prehistoric times, Mesolithic Viking Age stable isotope analysis. New results almost 300 bones are presented here, their comparison with previously...

Transhumance and palaeodiet are two central themes in archaeology and using chemical analysis of bones and teeth to reconstruct trends and patterns in diet and mobility has become a cornerstone of bioarchaeology. This study has investigated strontium concentration ([Sr]), radiogenic (Sr/Sr) and stable strontium (δSr) isotope systematics in a controlled feeding experiment on domestic pigs design...