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The palaeoenvironmental potential of bioarchaeological isotope data.

Depaermentier, M. L. C., Kempf, M., Vander Linden, M., Britton, K., Madgwick, R., Büntgen, U., Drucker, D. G., Jones, J. R., Snoeck, C. and Stevens, R. E., 2025. The palaeoenvironmental potential of bioarchaeological isotope data. Communications Earth & Environment, 6, 501.

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DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02507-7

Abstract

Bioarchaeology not only provides insights into human, animal, and environmental ecology, but also generates huge amounts of stable and radiogenic isotope data that are not well recognised by other disciplines. Here, we present potential avenues for the integration and interpretation of archaeological isotope data into environmental studies. We emphasise the large spatio-temporal scales on which isotope patterns can be observed, for example using isoscapes, the limitations and potential pitfalls that come with isotope data from archaeological research, and future cross-disciplinary collaborations between bioarchaeology and other palaeo-disciplines.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:2662-4435
Uncontrolled Keywords:Element cycles; Environmental monitoring; Geochemistry
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:41168
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:08 Jul 2025 12:07
Last Modified:08 Jul 2025 12:07

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