Table 1 Stable isotope data obtained on the human bone collagen as well as those data obtained from the three terrestrial species (that were measured in duplicate) from the Mesolithic levels of Vlakno Cave. Key: n.d., no data.
Sample | Context | Species | Element | δ13C VPDB | δ15N AIR | C:N atomic ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beta-311088 | Burial 1 | Homo sapiens | Phalanx | −16.6 | n.d. | n.d. |
OxA-34518 | Ulna, dex. | −16.1 | 13.0 | 3.2 | ||
1A | Sector East, sq. 15, context 14 | Cervus elaphus | Metatarsus | −20.5 | 5.2 | 3.3 |
1B | −20.3 | 5.3 | 3.3 | |||
1 Mean | −20.4 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |||
2A | Sector East, sq. I5, context 14 | Cervus elaphus | Phalanx I | −20.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
2B | −20.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | |||
2 Mean | −20.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | |||
3A | Sector East, sq. I5, context 14 | Vulpes vulpes | Radius | −20.6 | 6.6 | 3.6 |
3B | −20.8 | 7.2 | 3.6 | |||
3 Mean | −20.7 | 6.9 | 3.6 | |||
4A | Sector East, sq. I5, context 14 | Vulpes vulpes | Femur | −19.3 | 7.4 | 3.3 |
4B | −19.4 | 7.5 | 3.3 | |||
4 Mean | −19.3 | 7.5 | 3.3 | |||
5A | Sector East, sq. I5, context 14 | Lepus sp. | Tibia | −22.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
5B | −21.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | |||
5 Mean | −21.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
