Carbon stable isotope composition of modern and archaeological Cornelian cherry fruit stones: a pilot study
| Autor: | Uroš Gašić, Dragana Dabić Zagorac, Milica Fotirić Akšić, Maja Natić, Nikola Stevanovic, Dragana Filipović |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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010506 paleontology
Carbon-13 chemistry.chemical_element Pilot Projects 01 natural sciences natural variations Inorganic Chemistry Cornus Environmental Chemistry 0601 history and archaeology isotope archaeology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science Carbon Isotopes Nitrogen Isotopes 060102 archaeology Stable isotope ratio cherry fruit stones 06 humanities and the arts isotope geology past environment Horticulture Archaeology chemistry Fruit Isotope geochemistry Environmental science Composition (visual arts) Serbia Carbon |
| Zdroj: | Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies |
| ISSN: | 1477-2639 1025-6016 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10256016.2017.1392516 |
| Popis: | The carbon stable isotope content of Cornelian cherry stones collected from wild tree stands in Serbia, SE Europe, was measured using elemental analyser-isotope ratio mass spectrometry, with the aim of recording natural carbon isotope composition of the fruit stones and its possible variation. The results show a significant variation in the carbon isotope values; we identified several environmental factors that, along with a number of other possible determinants, likely contributed to this variation. The obtained data are compared with the measurement of carbon isotope content of an archaeological specimen of Cornelian cherry stone discovered at the Neolithic site of Vinča (ca. 5600-4500 BC) in Serbia. Notwithstanding the limitedness of the data and the complexity surrounding carbon fractionation and the isotopic variation, it is suggested that the differences/similarities in carbon isotope ratios between modern and archaeological Cornelian cherry stones, when measured for much larger assemblages, could potentially offer a glimpse into growing conditions of Cornelian cherry trees in the past. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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