Reconstructing Meat Consumption through Biomarker Analyses of Paleofeces
This mini-review outlines three underutilized approaches for studying meat-based biomarkers in archaeological paleofeces that we expect will increase in significance within the field. Myoglobin, stable isotope, and aDNA analyses all have untapped potential to inform meat-based dietary constituents.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Society of Ethnobiology
2015-08-01
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Series: | Ethnobiology Letters |
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Online Access: | http://ojs.ethnobiology.org/index.php/ebl/article/view/401 |