Practice question · Match the pairs
Match each isotope system to its headline result.
- Carbon (δ¹³C)
- Nitrogen (δ¹⁵N)
- Strontium
- Oxygen
- Childhood geology, hence origin
- How high on the food chain
- Childhood climate and water source
- C3 versus C4 staple crops
Hints
- Two systems concern food, two concern geography.
- One reflects the water drunk in childhood.
Show the answer
- Carbon (δ¹³C) → C3 versus C4 staple crops
- Nitrogen (δ¹⁵N) → How high on the food chain
- Strontium → Childhood geology, hence origin
- Oxygen → Childhood climate and water source
Why
Four isotopic dials — two for the diet, two for the homeland — reading a life the skeleton’s shape alone could never disclose.
Practise Bioarchaeology
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