Multi-isotope analysis demonstrates significant lifestyle changes in King Richard III

Lamb, Angela L.; Evans, Jane; Buckley, Richard; Appleby, Jo

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2014.06.021

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“…The latter may be confused isotopically with proteins from freshwater or migratory resources (likely eels). We find that the relative amount of protein in the diet of Breton nobles is similar to those observed for other European courts (Fornaciari 2008;Lamb et al 2014;Jiménez-Brobeil et al 2016). Taking into account the historical context, we also discuss the meaning of the increase of δ 15 N values of ecclesiastics' teeth and bones between the late medieval and early modern periods and the higher δ 15 N values for females for both tooth and bone collagens.…”

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“…The highest N isotope ratios of bones (δ 15 N bone = 15.1‰) and teeth (δ 15 N tooth = 15.9‰) can be found among the five identified nobles (group A′). The average δ 13 C and δ 15 N values of the A′ group are similar to that observed in royal medieval courts in Europe (Fornaciari 2008;Lamb et al 2014;Jiménez-Brobeil et al 2016). Of note, the four individuals from the 3C group show higher δ 15 N values in bones and teeth than the three individuals from the phase 2 (2C group), even though this difference does not appear significant because of the sample size (Fig.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Isotopic analyses are widely used to unravel dietary differences between social status in late medieval and early modern times in several European regions (Polet and Katzenberg 2003;Richards 2005, 2007;Fornaciari 2008, Kjellström et al 2009Mundee 2010;Yoder 2012;Lubritto et al 2013;Quintelier et al 2014;Lamb et al 2014;Alexander et al 2015;Olsen et al 2016, van der Sluis et al 2016. In France, the diet of urban poor individuals was documented (Bocherens 1991;Herrscher et al 2001Herrscher et al , 2003Herrscher et al , 2004, but differences between socio-economic groups have yet to be investigated.…”

Section: Introduction Stable Isotope Studies Of Late Medieval and Earmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Social status in late medieval and early modern Brittany: insights from stable isotope analysis

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We document for the first time the diet of a privileged French population from Brittany, a region that was the center of battles between the Kingdoms of England and France until the end of the fifteenth century. We present here the results of stable isotope analyses of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur of human and animal bone and tooth collagen for a late medieval to early modern Breton population. The isotopic values observed for the Dominican convent of Rennes, Brittany, are very similar to those reported for medieval archaeological populations in Great Britain, namely they have enriched δ 15 N values combined with almost entirely terrestrial carbon signals. We discuss the consumption of young animals in a diet made up of terrestrial, marine, and freshwater resources. We report dietary differences between socioeconomic groups and gender, with women and nobles (male and female) showing patterns consistent with high animal product consumption and lower mobility. The S isotope ratios of both humans and fauna are very homogeneous and generally have coastal δ 34 S values. The convent is known to have been an interregional pilgrimage site during the early modern period, but the isotope values indicate that the identified migrants were not pilgrims. Stable isotope analysis therefore complements the available historical information on human diets and mobility.

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“…Several studies using multi-element isotope analyses on multi-tissues have been conducted to reveal life history at individual levels (e.g. Sealy et al, 1995;Cox and Sealy, 1997;Schroeder et al, 2009;Knudson et al, 2012;Lamb et al, 2014), although the number of these studies is not large compared with those carried out at the population level.…”

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From cradle to grave: multi-isotopic investigations on the life history of a higher-status female from Edo-period Japan

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Miyamoto²,

Uno

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Anthropological Science

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The life history of a female individual skeleton (ST61) from the Edo period (AD 1603(AD -1868 was investigated by using multi-tissue and multi-isotope analyses. Her gravestone and historical documents revealed that ST61 was a grandmother of a chief retainer of the Akashi clan who died in 1732 aged 77 years. Radiocarbon and sulfur stable isotope analyses indicated that the contribution of marine foods to the ST61 diet was relatively low (17.2% protein) despite the relatively higher nitrogen isotope ratio of the rib bone collagen. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of the serial section of tooth dentin along the growth lines indicated that breast milk was not the major protein source of ST61 after roughly 1-1.5 years of age, although this weaning pattern was not evident from the oxygen stable isotope ratios of her tooth enamel serial sections. The carbon stable isotopes in tooth dentin collagen and tooth enamel apatite suggested that her diet from 0.5 to 5 years of age possibly contained a small proportion of C 4 plants. Stable isotope ratios of the rib bone and the tooth dentin collagen differed, consistent with historical documents describing a residential change at the age of 27. The calibrated radiocarbon ages of the associated rice hull were at least 80-120 years older than the year of death of ST61. Sulfur stable isotope ratio of the rice hull suggested that fish fertilizers might have been used for paddy rice at that time. Multi-tissue and multi-isotope analyses can provide information of several kinds from different time windows even from an individual skeleton.

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“…By analyzing human bones and teeth, we can reconstruct an individual's diet both during their childhood as well as within the last few years of the death (Lamb et al 2014).The main aim of present review was to sum-up the available information on the following topics in a nut-shell: O isotope ratio of tooth enamel was applied to discriminate between the skeletal remains of American soldiers and Vietnamese victims (Regan et al 2006). Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes of bone show food ingestion sequences, which frequently differ in geographical areas due to cultural dietary differences.…”

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Role of stable isotope analyses in reconstructing past life-histories and the provenancing human skeletal remains: a review

Sehrawat

Kaur

2017

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This article reviews the present scenario of use of stable isotopes (mainly δ13C, δ 15 N, δ 18 O, 87 Sr) to trace past life behaviours like breast feeding and weaning practices, the geographic origin, migration history, paleodiet and subsistence patterns of past populations from the chemical signatures of isotopes imprinted in human skeletal remains. This approach is based on the state that food-web isotopic signatures are seen in the human bones and teeth and such signatures can change parallely with a variety of biogeochemical processes. By measuring δ 13 C and δ 15N isotopic values of subadult tissues of different ages, the level of breast milk ingestion at particular ages and the components of the complementary foods can be assessed. Strontium and oxygen isotopic analyses have been used for determining the geographic origins and reconstructing the way of life of past populations as these isotopes can map the isotopic outline of the area from where the person acquired water and food during initial lifetime. The isotopic values of strontium and oxygen values are considered specific to geographical areas and serve as reliable chemical signatures of migration history of past human populations (local or non-local to the site). Previous isotopic studies show that the subsistence patterns of the past human populations underwent extensive changes from nomadic to complete agricultural dependence strategies. The carbon and nitrogen isotopic values of local fauna of any archaeological site can be used to elucidate the prominence of freshwater resources in the diet of the past human populations found near the site. More extensive research covering isotopic descriptions of various prehistoric, historic and modern populations is needed to explore the role of stable isotope analysis for provenancing human skeletal remains and assessing human migration patterns/routes, geographic origins, paleodiet and subsistence practices of past populations.

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Multi-isotope analysis demonstrates significant lifestyle changes in King Richard III

Cited by 117 publications

References 39 publications

Social status in late medieval and early modern Brittany: insights from stable isotope analysis

Social status in late medieval and early modern Brittany: insights from stable isotope analysis

From cradle to grave: multi-isotopic investigations on the life history of a higher-status female from Edo-period Japan

Role of stable isotope analyses in reconstructing past life-histories and the provenancing human skeletal remains: a review

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