Paleodiet in the Paracas Necropolis of Wari Kayan: carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of keratin samples from the south coast of Peru

Knudson, Kelly J.; Peters, Ann H.; Cagigao, Elsa Tomasto

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2015.01.011

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“…Herein, the tissue’s isotopic composition mirrors the source composition of the diet in a predictable manner [6]. Moreover, various tissues in a broader sense differentially archive this information on temporal scales from hours, like the composition of breath and blood plasma [7], to very long times in metabolically inert tissues like teeth [8], keratin in claws and feathers [9,10] or in hair of ancient mummies [11]. …”

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Matching geographical assignment by stable isotopes with African non-breeding sites of barn swallows Hirundo rustica tracked by geolocation

Seifert¹,

Ambrosini

Bontempo

et al. 2018

PLoS ONE

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Knowledge on whereabouts within the annual cycle of migratory species is prerequisite for many aspects in ecology and biological conservation. Spatial assignments of stable isotopes archived in tissues allows for later inference on sites where the specific tissue had been grown. It has been rarely tested whether spatial assignments match directly tracked non-breeding residences, especially for migratory songbirds. We here compare assignments of stable isotopes from feathers of Palaearctic Barn swallows Hirundo rustica with their African non-breeding residence sites tracked by geolocation.Assignments based on δ2H, δ13C and δ15N isotope compositions delineate three main non-breeding regions: a main cluster in central Africa, a second in West Africa, and the third cluster in Northern Africa. Using δ13C, δ15N only, non-breeding sites ranged from clusters in West/Southwest Africa to South East Africa with a centre in Central Africa. The non-breeding areas (50% and 75% Kernel density estimates, KDE) of the birds tracked by geolocation stretched from West Africa via central Africa to southern Africa. We found little overlap of 0.3% (assuming a 1:1 odds ratio) to 1.4% (3:1 odds ratio) in the three element assignments and KDEs for only 2 and 13 individuals out of 32 birds. Assignment maps for two elements (δ13C, δ15N) and KDEs showed higher consistencies with an overlap of 3.6 and 8.5% for 12 and 18 birds. We argue that the low matching between stable isotope assignments and non-breeding sites in our study arise from insufficient baseline data for Africa (concerning both isoscapes and specific discrimination functions). However, other factors like aerial foraging habit of the species, and a potential mismatch of non-breeding site location and the spatial origin of aerial plankton might further hamper accurate assignments. Finally we call for concerted analyses of tissues i.e. feathers and claws of birds which are grown at known sites across the continent and from species with various ecological requirements (diverse habitats, foraging behaviours, and diet compositions) to establish isoscapes for general applicability.

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Matching geographical assignment by stable isotopes with African non-breeding sites of barn swallows Hirundo rustica tracked by geolocation

Seifert¹,

Ambrosini

Bontempo

et al. 2018

PLoS ONE

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“…The faunal data are consistent with both feasting behaviors and use in domestic activities. This includes evidence of butchering meat and the presence of large quantities of shell [ 24 , 35 – 37 ]. Instead, it is significant that fish bones are scarce in the deposits.…”

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The Final Days of Paracas in Cerro del Gentil, Chincha Valley, Peru

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This article describes and analyzes a highly significant archaeological context discovered in a late Paracas (400–200 BCE) sunken patio in the monumental platform mound of Cerro Gentil, located in the Chincha Valley, Peru. This patio area was used for several centuries for ritual activities, including large-scale feasting and other public gatherings. At one point late in this historical sequence people deposited a great deal of objects in what is demonstrably a single historical event. This was quickly followed by a series of minor events stratigraphically immediately above this larger event. This entire ritual process included the consumption of liquids and food, and involved the offering of whole pottery, pottery fragments, botanical remains, bone, lithics, baskets, pyro-engraved gourds, mummies, and other objects. We interpret these events as an “abandonment ceremony” or “termination ritual” during the late Paracas period, one that may have lasted for weeks or even months. The subsequent Topará occupation at the site (ca. 200 BCE- AD 100) involved the architectural enhancement of the mound area, but the pattern of use of the patio itself ended. Such a termination ritual signals a reorganization in the regional political structure of Paracas society.

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“…Advances in scientific instrumentation facilitate the analysis of increasingly smaller samples and open new doors into the analysis of human remains. A growing number of studies focus on isotopic analysis of incrementally growing tissues, especially teeth and hair (e.g., Beaumont, Montgomery, Buckberry, & Jay, ; Burt, ; Eerkens & Bartelink, ; Eerkens, Sullivan, & Greenwald, ; B. T. Fuller, Richards, & Mays, ; Greenwald et al, ; Greenwald, Eerkens, & Bartelink, ; Knudson, Peters, & Tomasto‐Cagigao, ; Sealy, Armstrong, & Schrire, ; Webb, White, & Longstaffe, ; White, ), as means to reconstruct certain aspects of individual dietary histories. These isotopic biographies, or isobiographies, are significant in that they provide information about diet and mobility, and how those changed over months or years, at the level of the individual.…”

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Early childhood diets on the Nile: δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N in serial samples of permanent first molars in an elite Meroitic population from Sai Island, Sudan

Eerkens

Voogt

Dupras

et al. 2018

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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We explore early childhood dietary patterns in a Late Meroitic (first–fourth century CE) population (N = 11) from Sai Island, Sudan, using stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes in serial samples from permanent first molar dentin. Results suggest an average age of weaning of 2.7 years, but with significant interindividual variation in the timing of weaning, with evidence for a later age at weaning for two females (average 3.5 years) compared with four males (average 2.3 years). Isotopic results support significant input of C4 plant‐derived protein in the weanling and postweaning diets (20–50%), perhaps in the form of plant‐rich gruels, but no significant difference in the composition of diet by sex. We observe the highest interindividual variation in diets immediately postweaning (ca. 4–5 years), with increasing homogeneity in diet thereafter. Together, the results provide new insight into the early dietary histories of the elite Meroites along this part of the Nile.

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Paleodiet in the Paracas Necropolis of Wari Kayan: carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of keratin samples from the south coast of Peru

Cited by 28 publications

References 85 publications

Matching geographical assignment by stable isotopes with African non-breeding sites of barn swallows Hirundo rustica tracked by geolocation

Matching geographical assignment by stable isotopes with African non-breeding sites of barn swallows Hirundo rustica tracked by geolocation

The Final Days of Paracas in Cerro del Gentil, Chincha Valley, Peru

Early childhood diets on the Nile: δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N in serial samples of permanent first molars in an elite Meroitic population from Sai Island, Sudan

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Paleodiet in the Paracas Necropolis of Wari Kayan: carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of keratin samples from the south coast of Peru

Cited by 28 publications

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Matching geographical assignment by stable isotopes with African non-breeding sites of barn swallows Hirundo rustica tracked by geolocation

Matching geographical assignment by stable isotopes with African non-breeding sites of barn swallows Hirundo rustica tracked by geolocation

The Final Days of Paracas in Cerro del Gentil, Chincha Valley, Peru

Early childhood diets on the Nile: δ13C and δ15N in serial samples of permanent first molars in an elite Meroitic population from Sai Island, Sudan

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Early childhood diets on the Nile: δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N in serial samples of permanent first molars in an elite Meroitic population from Sai Island, Sudan