Stable Isotope Analysis in Archaeological Science and Mummy Studies
Isotope analysis using bone collagen, bone apatite, and tooth enamel is widely performed to reconstruct the histories of societies and the biographies of individuals around the world. In such analyses, researchers have used a variety of elements, selectiv
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Isotopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Dietary Estimation Based on Carbon and Nitrogen Isotope Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Estimation of Origin and Migration Based on Strontium, Sulfur, Hydrogen, and Oxygen Isotope Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Different Time Scales of each Type of Body Tissue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Isotopic Analyses of Mummies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cross-References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Abstract
Isotope analysis using bone collagen, bone apatite, and tooth enamel is widely performed to reconstruct the histories of societies and the biographies of individuals around the world. In such analyses, researchers have used a variety of elements, selectively according to their specific investigative objectives. Carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios, for instance, are useful for the estimation of ancient diets; strontium, lead, oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur isotope ratios can track migrations and locate birthplaces. Mummification often maintains soft tissues that, relative to hard tissues, contain isotopic information that is of a shorter turnover rate and, therefore, contributing key details to personal and social M. Takigami (*) Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan e-mail: [email protected] M. Yoneda Laboratory of Radiocarbon Dating, The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan e-mail: [email protected] © Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 D. H. Shin, R. Bianucci (eds.), The Hand
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