Isotopic calcium biogeochemistry of MIS 5 fossil vertebrate bones: application to the study of the dietary reconstruction of Regourdou 1 Neandertal fossil Biochimie des isotopes du calcium d'ossements de fossiles de vertébrés du MIS 5 : application à l'étude de la reconstitution de la stratégie alimentaire du néandertalien Regourdou 1
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2021
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- doi: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102925
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Pierre-Jean Dodat et al., « Biochimie des isotopes du calcium d'ossements de fossiles de vertébrés du MIS 5 : application à l'étude de la reconstitution de la stratégie alimentaire du néandertalien Regourdou 1 », HAL SHS (Sciences de l’Homme et de la Société), ID : 10.1016/j.jhevol.2020.102925
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The calcium isotopic composition (δ44/42Ca) of bone and tooth enamel can be used for dietary reconstructions of extant and extinct mammals. In natural conditions, the δ44/42Ca value of bone and teeth varies according to dietary intake with a constant isotopic offset of about −0.6‰. Owing to the poor conservation of collagen, carbon (C), and nitrogen (N) isotopic compositions of the Regourdou Mousterian site (MIS 5, Dordogne, France) previously failed to provide any paleodietary information. Therefore, to reconstruct the trophic chain, we have measured calcium (Ca) isotopes from fossil bone samples of the fauna from the Regourdou site, as well as from three bone samples of the Regourdou 1 Neandertal specimen. The results show a taxon-dependent patterning of the Ca isotopic compositions: herbivores generally have higher δ44/42Ca values than carnivores. All the δ44/42Ca values of Regourdou 1 are low (
