The Preservation and Interpretation of δ                         34                         S Values in Charred Archaeobotanical Remains

E. K. Nitsch; A. L. Lamb; T. H.E. Heaton; P. Vaiglova; R. Fraser; G. Hartman; E. Moreno-Jiménez; A. López-Piñeiro; D. Peña-Abades; A. Fairbairn; J. Eriksen; A. Bogaard

doi:10.1111/arcm.12388

The Preservation and Interpretation of δ ³⁴ S Values in Charred Archaeobotanical Remains

E. K. Nitsch, A. L. Lamb, T. H.E. Heaton, P. Vaiglova, R. Fraser, G. Hartman, E. Moreno-Jiménez, A. López-Piñeiro, D. Peña-Abades, A. Fairbairn, J. Eriksen, A. Bogaard^*

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The measurement of sulphur isotope (δ ³⁴ S) values in charred plant remains has the potential to inform understanding of the spatial configuration and ecology of crop production. We investigated the effects of charring, manuring, oxidation and anaerobic soil conditions on modern cereal grain/pulse seed δ ³⁴ S values, and assessed the effect of chemical pre-treatment on charred modern and archaeobotanical grain/seed δ ³⁴ S values. We used these results to interpret δ ³⁴ S values in archaeobotanical material from Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Our results suggest that δ ³⁴ S values can be reliably preserved in charred grain/seeds but are subject to influence by anaerobic soil conditions, the effect depending on the timing of flooding in relation to S assimilation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	161-178
Number of pages	18
Journal	Archaeometry
Volume	61
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12388
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2019
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Nitsch, E. K., Lamb, A. L., Heaton, T. H. E., Vaiglova, P., Fraser, R., Hartman, G., Moreno-Jiménez, E., López-Piñeiro, A., Peña-Abades, D., Fairbairn, A., Eriksen, J., & Bogaard, A. (2019). The Preservation and Interpretation of δ ³⁴ S Values in Charred Archaeobotanical Remains Archaeometry, 61(1), 161-178. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12388

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