Stable isotope (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N) and radiocarbon data from human and faunal remains at Herculaneum (AD 79)

Salesse, Kévin

Citation

Salesse, K., 2015. Stable isotope (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N) and radiocarbon data from human and faunal remains at Herculaneum (AD 79). https://doi.org/10.48530/isoarch.2015.003

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Abstract

This dataset reports stable carbon (δ¹³C) and nitrogen (δ¹⁵N) isotope values and radiocarbon dates from bone collagen of nine humans and one sheep who died during the AD 79 Vesuvius eruption at Herculaneum. The data were used to investigate marine food consumption and its impact on radiocarbon dating. The dataset complements the IsoArcH foundational dataset (Salesse, 2015; DOI: 10.48530/isoarch.2015.001).

Keywords

Bone collagen
Marine reservoir effect
Mixed marine-terrestrial diet
Paleodietary reconstruction
Early Imperial Roman period

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