Employing Local Food Resources for Dietary Reconstruction via Stable Isotope Analysis

Foodways encapsulate the multiple processes leading up to food consumption: where and when food is procured, what cultural influences guide food selection and preparation, in what proportions and combinations food is consumed (Welch and Scarry 1995). Generally, analyses of stable isotope composition...

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Published inAncient Foodways p. 279
Main Authors Dent, Sophia C, Hutchinson, Dale L
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University Press of Florida 30.12.2022
Edition1
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Atlantic coastal North Carolina
dietary reconstruction
Gulf Coast Florida
isotopic baseline
Prehistoric Archaeology
stable isotope analysis
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Summary:Foodways encapsulate the multiple processes leading up to food consumption: where and when food is procured, what cultural influences guide food selection and preparation, in what proportions and combinations food is consumed (Welch and Scarry 1995). Generally, analyses of stable isotope composition of human tissues can reveal the foods a person most commonly consumed. However, the isotopic composition of those foods may vary based on other aspects of foodways, which can skew dietary reconstructions. An interpretive baseline should be used to match human dietary stable isotope ratios to the stable isotope ratios of available foods. This calibrates the interpretation of
ISBN:0813069491
9780813069494
DOI:10.5744/florida/9780813069494.003.0013