Diet Determination Through Chemical Analysis of Bone
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Anthropology
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Paul Brown
Mentor's Department
Anthropology
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Isotopic analysis of carbon and nitrogen from bone or dental remains can be used to determine the diet of animals and humans. In order to accurately determine the prevalent food of past diets, standards can be determined from animals of the present within the area of study with known diets. The research of this paper consists of these carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios of animals with known diets from the Southern Minnesota area. These findings may be useful to researchers interested in analyzing the diet of past human cultures.
Diet Determination Through Chemical Analysis of Bone
CSU
Isotopic analysis of carbon and nitrogen from bone or dental remains can be used to determine the diet of animals and humans. In order to accurately determine the prevalent food of past diets, standards can be determined from animals of the present within the area of study with known diets. The research of this paper consists of these carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios of animals with known diets from the Southern Minnesota area. These findings may be useful to researchers interested in analyzing the diet of past human cultures.
