A Neandertal dietary conundrum: Insights provided by tooth enamel Zn isotopes from Gabasa, Spain.
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SUBMITTER: Jaouen K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9618064 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
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A Neandertal dietary conundrum: Insights provided by tooth enamel Zn isotopes from Gabasa, Spain.
Jaouen Klervia K Villalba-Mouco Vanessa V Smith Geoff M GM Trost Manuel M Leichliter Jennifer J Lüdecke Tina T Méjean Pauline P Mandrou Stéphanie S Chmeleff Jérôme J Guiserix Danaé D Bourgon Nicolas N Blasco Fernanda F Mendes Cardoso Jéssica J Duquenoy Camille C Moubtahij Zineb Z Salazar Garcia Domingo C DC Richards Michael M Tütken Thomas T Hublin Jean-Jacques JJ Utrilla Pilar P Montes Lourdes L
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20221017 43
The characterization of Neandertals' diets has mostly relied on nitrogen isotope analyses of bone and tooth collagen. However, few nitrogen isotope data have been recovered from bones or teeth from Iberia due to poor collagen preservation at Paleolithic sites in the region. Zinc isotopes have been shown to be a reliable method for reconstructing trophic levels in the absence of organic matter preservation. Here, we present the results of zinc (Zn), strontium (Sr), carbon (C), and oxygen (O) isot ...[more]
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