Table 3 Bulk carbon and nitrogen and compound-specific carbon isotope values for each experimental condition and carbonized sample type (macro-remains, organic patina residue, and absorbed lipid residue samples).

From: Interpreting ancient food practices: stable isotope and molecular analyses of visible and absorbed residues from a year-long cooking experiment

Experiment

Sample collection number

Sample ID

Recipe

Sample type

δ 13C (‰)

δ 15N (‰)

St dev of δ13C

St dev of δ15N

No. of replicates analyzed

Absorbed lipid δ 13C16:0 (‰)

AM

1

AM_1

Hominy (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 15.7

5.3

0.4

0.1

2

− 27.8

AM

2

AM_2

Hominy (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 16.0

4.4

    

AM

3

AM_3

Hominy (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 13.9

5.2

    

AM

4

AM_4

Hominy (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 12.1

4.7

0.2

0.1

2

− 27.4

AM

5

AM_5

Hominy (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 14.5

5.4

0.6

0.1

2

 

AM

6

AM_6

Hominy (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 12.0

4.9

0.1

0.1

2

 

AM

7

AM_7

Hominy (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 11.7

5.0

0

0.4

2

 

AM

8

AM_8

Hominy (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 11.7

4.4

0.1

0.1

2

 

AM

8

AM_8r

Hominy (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Thin-layer residue

− 14.6

5.7

0.1

0.1

2

 

AM

9

AM_9

Hominy (3/8) + wheat flour (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 15.3

3.8

0.7

0.3

3

− 30.1

AM

9

AM_9r

Hominy (3/8) + wheat flour (1/8)

Thin-layer residue

− 19.6

4.5

0.1

0.1

3

 

CH

1

CH_1

Maize flour (1/4) + wheat flour (1/4)

Macro-remains

− 19.0

3.0

   

− 23.4

CH

2

CH_2

Maize flour (1/4) + wheat flour (1/4)

Macro-remains

− 18.4

2.9

    

CH

3

CH_3

Maize flour (1/4) + wheat flour (1/4)

Macro-remains

− 19.3

3.2

    

CH

4

CH_4

Maize flour (1/4) + wheat flour (1/4)

Macro-remains

− 18.3

3.0

   

− 24.9

CH

5

CH_5

Maize flour (1/4) + wheat flour (1/4)

Macro-remains

− 21.6

2.3

0.1

0

2

 

CH

6

CH_6

Maize flour (1/4) + wheat flour (1/4)

Macro-remains

− 17.9

2.8

0.1

0.1

2

 

CH

7

CH_7

Maize flour (1/4) + wheat flour (1/4)

Macro-remains

− 22.1

2.5

0.2

0.4

2

 

CH

8

CH_8

Maize flour (1/4) + wheat flour (1/4)

Macro-remains

− 18.1

2.9

   

− 21.6

CH

8

CH_8r

Maize flour (1/4) + wheat flour (1/4)

Thin-layer residue

− 19.6

3.3

0.1

0.1

3

 

CH

9

CH_9

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 13.6

4.0

   

− 23.1

CH

9

CH_9r

Maize flour

Thin-layer residue

− 17.7

3.7

0.1

0.3

3

 

CH

10

CH_10

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 12.5

4.0

   

− 19.8

CH

10

CH_10r

Maize flour

Thin-layer residue

− 15.9

3.7

0.1

0.1

2

 

FB

1

FB_1

Whole maize

Macro-remains

− 11.7

4.7

   

− 26.2

FB

2

FB_2

Whole maize

Macro-remains

− 11.1

3.9

    

FB

3

FB_3

Whole maize

Macro-remains

− 10.6

4.4

    

FB

4

FB_4

Whole maize

Macro-remains

− 11.1

4.6

   

− 28.8

FB

5

FB_5

Whole maize

Macro-remains

− 10.5

4.6

    

FB

6

FB_6

Whole maize

Macro-remains

− 11.1

5.3

    

FB

7

FB_7

Whole maize

Macro-remains

− 11.2

5.1

    

FB

8

FB_8

Whole maize

Macro-remains

− 11.1

4.2

    

FB

8

FB_8r

Whole maize

Thin-layer residue

− 10.5

5.5

0.1

0.1

2

 

FB

9

FB_9

Wheat flour

Macro-remains

− 26.4

2.2

0

0

2

 

FB

9

FB_9r

Wheat flour

Thin-layer residue

− 16.5

4.4

0.1

0.1

2

 

FB

10

FB_10

Wheat flour

Macro-remains

− 26.3

1.7

   

− 30.9

FB

10

FB_10r

Wheat flour

Thin-layer residue

− 20.4

3.6

0.6

0.1

3

 

GT

1

GT_1

Hominy

Macro-remains

− 11.6

4.0

0.1

0.1

2

− 27.1

GT

2

GT_2

Hominy

Macro-remains

− 11.4

4.4

    

GT

3

GT_3

Hominy

Macro-remains

− 11.0

5.1

    

GT

4

GT_4

Hominy

Macro-remains

− 11.3

5.3

   

− 29.6

GT

5

GT_5

Hominy

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.7

    

GT

6

GT_6

Hominy

Macro-remains

− 11.1

4.9

    

GT

7

GT_7

Hominy

Macro-remains

− 11.2

5.0

    

GT

8

GT_8

Hominy

Macro-remains

− 11.2

5.1

    

GT

8

GT_8r

Hominy

Thin-layer residue

− 11.1

4.7

0.1

0

2

 

GT

9

GT_9

Wheat flour

Macro-remains

− 26.1

2.0

    

GT

9

GT_9r

Wheat flour

Thin-layer residue

− 22.9

2.7

0

0.3

2

 

GT

10

GT_10

Wheat flour

Macro-remains

− 26.3

2.1

   

− 31.7

GT

10

GT_10r

Wheat flour

Thin-layer residue

− 24.9

2.5

0.1

0

2

 

JS

1

JS_1

Wheat flour (3/8) + maize flour (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 15.2

3.2

0.1

0.1

2

− 27.1

JS

2

JS_2

Wheat flour (3/8) + maize flour (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 22.9

2.2

    

JS

3

JS_3

Wheat flour (3/8) + maize flour (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 22.6

2.3

    

JS

4

JS_4

Wheat flour (3/8) + maize flour (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 23.9

2.5

0.1

0

2

 

JS

5

JS_5

Wheat flour (3/8) + maize flour (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 23.9

2.3

    

JS

6

JS_6

Wheat flour (3/8) + maize flour (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 23.3

2.8

    

JS

7

JS_7

Wheat flour (3/8) + maize flour (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 23.1

2.5

    

JS

8

JS_8

Wheat flour (3/8) + maize flour (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 23.5

2.2

0

0.1

2

 

JS

8

JS_8r

Wheat flour (3/8) + maize flour (1/8)

Thin-layer residue

− 22.8

2.7

0

2

2

 

JS

9

JS_9

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.2

4.3

    

JS

9

JS_9r

Maize flour

Thin-layer residue

− 17.7

3.4

0

0.2

3

 

JS

10

JS_10

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.1

4.2

   

− 20.7

JS

10

JS_10r

Maize flour

Thin-layer residue

− 17.7

3.3

0.1

0.2

3

 

KV

1

KV_1

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.3

   

− 20.0

KV

2

KV_2

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.1

4.4

0.1

0

2

 

KV

3

KV_3

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 10.9

4.5

    

KV

4

KV_4

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.4

0

0.2

2

− 18.2

KV

5

KV_5

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.3

    

KV

6

KV_6

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.4

    

KV

7

KV_7

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.1

4.4

    

KV

8

KV_8

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.5

   

− 18.1

KV

8

KV_8r

Maize flour

Thin-layer residue

− 11.1

4.3

0.1

0.1

2

 

KV

9

KV_9

Wheat flour (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 26.4

4.9

   

− 28.9

KV

9

KV_9r

Wheat flour (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Thin-layer residue

− 22.3

3.4

0.1

0.1

2

 

MM

1

MM_1

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.1

4.2

   

− 21.2

MM

2

MM_2

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.4

    

MM

3

MM_3

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.4

    

MM

4

MM_4

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.2

0

0

2

− 23.1

MM

5

MM_5

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.1

4.3

    

MM

6

MM_6

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.4

    

MM

7

MM_7

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.3

    

MM

8

MM_8

Maize flour

Macro-remains

− 11.0

4.3

0.1

0.1

2

− 18.2

MM

8

MM_8r

Maize flour

Thin-layer residue

− 11.1

4.6

0

0.2

3

 

MM

9

MM_9

Maize flour (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Macro-remains

− 11.5

4.3

0.1

0.3

3

− 17.7

MM

9

MM_9r

Maize flour (3/8) + deer (1/8)

Thin-layer residue

− 11.8

4.6

0.1

0.2

2