Eboracum - Jorvik - York : a diachronic study of human diet in york by stable isotope analysis
This thesis investigates continuity and change of human diet in York from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period through the analysis of stable isotope ratios of carbon (813C) and nitrogen (815N ) in the collagen of archaeologicalh uman and animal bones,. The human sample comprises 311 individuals from the Roman cemeteries of Trentholme Drive and Blossom Street, the Anglian site of Belle Vue House, the Earlier and Later Medieval phases of St. Andrew, Fishergate as well as Later and Post- Medieval burials ftom the church of All Saints, Pavement. In addition 145 samples of mammals, fish and birds from the sites of Tanner Row and Fishergate were analysed. The isotope data indicate that the diet in all periods was based predominantly on terrestrial plant and herbivore protein, but with additional minor input from probably several different 15N enriched sources, such as pork, poultry and eggs as well as aquatic (freshwater and marine) protein. In most cases, the complex dietary signals could not be completely resolved by carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis. The results nevertheless suggest dietary variation between all archaeological periods. The most significant change in diet, however, was the addition
Muldner, Gundula
Eboracum - Jorvik - York : a diachronic study of human diet in york by stable isotope analysis. This thesis investigates continuity and change of human diet in York from the Roman to the Post-Medieval period through the analysis of stable isotope ratios of carbon (813C) and nitrogen (815N ) in the collagen of archaeologicalh uman and animal bones,. The human sample comprises 311 individuals from the Roman cemeteries of Trentholme Drive and Blossom Street, the Anglian site of Belle Vue House, the Earlier and Later Medieval phases of St. Andrew, Fishergate as well as Later and Post- Medieval burials ftom the church of All Saints, Pavement. In addition 145 samples of mammals, fish and birds from the sites of Tanner Row and Fishergate were analysed. The isotope data indicate that the diet in all periods was based predominantly on terrestrial plant and herbivore protein, but with additional minor input from probably several different 15N enriched sources, such as pork, poultry and eggs as well as aquatic (freshwater and marine) protein. In most cases, the complex dietary signals could not be completely resolved by carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis. The results nevertheless suggest dietary variation between all archaeological periods. The most significant change in diet, however, was the addition
york diachronic_study human diet york stable_isotope_analysis investigates continuity_change human_diet york roman post medieval_period analysis stable_isotope ratio carbon_nitrogen collagen animal_bone human sample comprise individual roman cemeteries drive street site house phase well later post medieval burial church saints addition sample mammal fish bird site row analyse isotope data indicate diet period base predominantly terrestrial plant herbivore protein additional minor input probably several_different enriched source well aquatic freshwater marine protein case complex dietary signal could completely resolve carbon_nitrogen stable_isotope_analysis nevertheless suggest dietary variation archaeological period significant_change diet however addition