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.

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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.