Title: Direct Demonstration of Milk as an Element of Archaeological Economies
Abstract:The stable carbon isotope (δ 13 C) compositions of individual fatty acid components of remnant fats preserved in archaeological pottery vessels show that dairying was a component of archaeological eco...The stable carbon isotope (δ 13 C) compositions of individual fatty acid components of remnant fats preserved in archaeological pottery vessels show that dairying was a component of archaeological economies. Characteristic δ 13 C values arise from biases in the biosynthetic origins of the C 18:0 fatty acids in milk and adipose fat. Milk and adipose fat from animals raised on similar pastures and fodders have distinct isotopic signatures.Read More
Publication Year: 1998
Publication Date: 1998-11-20
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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