February 2024 in “Scientific Reports” The wolves suspected of man-eating in the 1880s likely ate very little human flesh and mostly consumed a diet similar to herbivores and omnivores.
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January 2012 in “STARS (University of Central Florida)” This study suggests that using stable isotope analysis on various tissues can effectively reconstruct individual life histories, providing insights into both the individual and broader population from the Romano-Christian period in Egypt.
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September 2017 in “PLoS ONE” This study hypothesizes that a mummified 19th Century girl in San Francisco died of severe undernourishment potentially due to a bacterial-borne disease, highlighting historical health challenges mitigated by modern sanitation and medicine.
This study analyzed stable isotopes in animal fibers from Bronze and Iron Ages sites in Xinjiang, China, revealing that caprines and cattle primarily consumed C3 plants, while some Iron Age individuals showed unusual high C4 plant intake likely linked to millet foddering practices.
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March 2017 in “PLoS ONE” In this study, adding δ34S isotope analysis to models modestly improved precision in estimating grizzly bears' salmon and terrestrial diets, but contributed little new information.
