Isotope and archeological analyses of Paleolithic food webs have suggested that
Neandertal subsistence relied mainly on the consumption of large herbivores. This�…

Carbon and nitrogen isotopic signatures in fossil collagen provide useful information for
reconstructing the diets of ancient populations. Indeed, the collagen synthesized in living�…

TheC/Nratio and amino acid composition of organic matter extracted from fossil mammal
bones from the Paleolithic site at Marillac (Charentes, France) shown that this organic matter�…

Stable nitrogen isotope analysis is a fundamental tool in assessing dietary preferences and
trophic positions within contemporary and ancient ecosystems. In order to assess more fully�…

This study provides a refined view on the diet and ecological niche of Neanderthals. The
traditional view is that Neanderthals obtained most of their dietary protein from terrestrial�…

An established method of estimating the trophic level of an organism is through stable
isotope analysis of its tissues and those of its diet. This method has been used in�…

We report here on the isotopic analysis (carbon and nitrogen) of collagen extracted from a
Neanderthal tooth and animal bone from the late Mousterian site of Jonzac (Charente�…

Human and domesticate animal bone collagen δ15N values in prehistory differ generally by
3‰ or more from Neolithic to post-Roman times in Northwest Europe, leading to an�…

Studies on Holocene periods in France and Liguria over the past 15 years provide an
important isotopic database (δ 13 C and δ 15 N) on human and animal bone collagen�…

RATIONALE Stable nitrogen isotope (δ15N) values of bone collagen are routinely used to
inform interpretations of diet and trophic positions within contemporary and ancient�…