ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2020
Zinc isotopes in Late Pleistocene fossil teeth from a Southeast Asian cave setting preserve paleodietary information.
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27 authors at 12 institutions in 5 countries.
Nicolas BourgonDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; nicolas_bourgon@eva.mpg.de.ORCID 0000-0001-8538-1903
Klervia JaouenDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Anne-Marie BaconCNRS Formation de Recherche en Evolution (FRE) 2029 Biologie, Anthropologie, Biométrie, Epigénétique, Lignées, Université Paris Descartes, Faculté de chirurgie dentaire, 92120 Montrouge, France.
Klaus Peter JochumClimate Geochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany.
Elise DufourUMR 7209 Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique: Sociétés, Pratiques, Environnements (AASPE), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France.
Philippe DuringerEcole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre (EOST), Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, UMR 7516 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
Jean-Luc PoncheLaboratoire Image Ville et Environnement, UMR 7362, Institut de Géographie, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
Renaud Joannes-BoyauGeoarchaeology & Archaeometry Research Group, Southern Cross University, 2480 Lismore, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0452-486X
Quentin BoeschEcole et Observatoire des Sciences de la Terre (EOST), Institut de Physique du Globe de Strasbourg, UMR 7516 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67084 Strasbourg, France.
Pierre-Olivier AntoineInstitut des Sciences de l'Évolution de Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Institut de Recherche et de Développement (IRD), Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE), 34090 Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0001-9122-1818
Manon HullotInstitut des Sciences de l'Évolution de Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Institut de Recherche et de Développement (IRD), Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE), 34090 Montpellier, France.
Ulrike WeisClimate Geochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, 55128 Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4931-0371
Ellen Schulz-KornasDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Manuel TrostDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Denis FiorilloUMR 7209 Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique: Sociétés, Pratiques, Environnements (AASPE), Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, 75005 Paris, France.
Fabrice DemeterLundbeck Foundation GeoGenetics Centre, University of Copenhagen, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Elise Patole-EdoumbaMuséum d'Histoire Naturelle, 17000 La Rochelle, France.
Laura L ShackelfordDepartment of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.
Tyler E DunnDepartment of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178.
Alexandra ZachwiejaDepartment of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801.
Somoh DuangthongchitDepartment of Heritage, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, XJ75+CX Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Thongsa SayavonkhamdyDepartment of Heritage, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, XJ75+CX Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Phonephanh SichanthongtipDepartment of Heritage, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, XJ75+CX Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Daovee SihanamDepartment of Heritage, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, XJ75+CX Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Viengkeo SouksavatdyDepartment of Heritage, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, XJ75+CX Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Jean-Jacques HublinDepartment of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Thomas TütkenInstitut für Geowissenschaften, Arbeitsgruppe für Angewandte und Analytische Paläontologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · FRMax Planck Institute for Chemistry · DEUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USCollège de France · FRCreighton University · USJohannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DELaboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement · FRLa Rochelle Université · FRMax Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology · DESouthern Cross University · AUUniversität Hamburg · DEUniversity of Copenhagen · DK
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Abstract
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios of collagen from bone and dentin have frequently been used for dietary reconstruction, but this method is limited by protein preservation. Isotopes of the trace element zinc (Zn) in bioapatite constitute a promising proxy to infer dietary information from extant and extinct vertebrates. The
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