Stable isotope evidence for dietary diversification in pre-Columbian Amazon

• Authors: NEVES FERNANDES Luis Ricardo; COLONESE Andre Carlo; WINTER Rachel; BRANDI Rafael; FOSILE Thiago; SONCIN Silvia; MCGRATH Krista; VON TERSCH Matthew; BANDEIRA Arkley Marques
• Year of publication: 2020
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Scientific Reports
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Arts
• Web: Full text
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-73540-z
• Keywords: stable isotopes; ancient diets; Amazonia
• Description: Here we use stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of bone collagen to reconstruct the diets of human individuals from Sao Luís Island (Brazilian Amazon coast) dated between ca. 1800 and 1000 cal BP and associated with distinct ceramic traditions.