Quality control for modern bone collagen stable carbon and nitrogen isotope measurements

• Published in: Methods in ecology and evolution Vol. 11; no. 9; pp. 1049 - 1060
• Main Authors: Guiry, Eric J., Szpak, Paul, Soto, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Amino acids; Archives & records; bone; carbon isotope; Collagen; Composition; Contaminants; Criteria; Diagenesis; Environmental conditions; Environmental policy; historical ecology; Isotopes; lipid; Long bone; Muscles; Nitrogen; nitrogen isotope; Nitrogen isotopes; non‐collagenous protein; Quality assessment; Quality control; Teeth; Tissues; Vertebrates

Isotopic analyses of collagen, the main protein preserved in subfossil bone and tooth, has long provided a powerful tool for the reconstruction of ancient diets and environments. Although isotopic studies of contemporary ecosystems have typically focused on more accessible tissues (e.g. muscle, hair...