Using _1hn1_1hn3C-, _1hn1_1hn5N-, and _1hn1_1hn8O stable isotope analysis of human bone tissue to identify transhumance, high altitude habitation and reconstruct palaeodiet for the early medieval Alpine population at Volders, Austria [Elektronische Ressource] / eingereicht von George McGlynn

George Mcglynn

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13 15 18Using C-, N- and O stable isotope analysis of human bone tissue to identify transhumance, high altitude habitation and reconstruct palaeodiet for the early medieval Alpine population at Volders, Austria Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Fakultät für Biologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Gisela Grupe Zweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. Klaus Schönitzer Eingereicht von George McGlynn München, Februar 2007 Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 27. Juli, 2007 Time, which antiquates antiquities and hath an art to make dust of all things, hath yet spared these minor monuments Sir Thomas Browne Contents 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Brief history of Volders 7 1.2 Volders Topography 9 1.3 History of the Inn Valley 12 1.4 The Volders cemetery and past mortuary practices 13 1.5 High altitude habitation and habitat utilization 19 1.6 Transhumance at Volders 21 2 The Volders study 26 2.1 Oxygen isotopes, elevation, and people 26 2.2 Carbon and nitrogen isotopes and dietary reconstruction 29 3 Study objectives 31 3.1 Importance of skeletal studies for future studies 31 4 Bone structure and composition 34 5 Tooth structure and cementum analysis 37 5.1 Brief history of TCA 38 5.2 Cementum structure 39 6 Taphonomy at Volders 44 7 Literature Review-Stable isotope analysis in anthropology 58 7.

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• Publié par: ludwig-maximilians-universitat_munchen
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2007
• Nombre de lectures: 13
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

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