120073 20240319081013.0 doi 10.1073/pnas.2109315119 sideral 130871 ART-2022-130871 eng Jaouen, K. A Neandertal dietary conundrum: Insights provided by tooth enamel Zn isotopes from Gabasa, Spain 2022 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted The characterization of Neandertals’ diets has mostly relied on nitrogen isotope analyses of bone and tooth collagen. However, few nitrogen isotope data have been recovered from bones or teeth from Iberia due to poor collagen preservation at Paleolithic sites in the region. Zinc isotopes have been shown to be a reliable method for reconstructing trophic levels in the absence of organic matter preservation. Here, we present the results of zinc (Zn), strontium (Sr), carbon (C), and oxygen (O) isotope and trace element ratio analysis measured in dental enamel on a Pleistocene food web in Gabasa, Spain, to characterize the diet and ecology of a Middle Paleolithic Neandertal individual. Based on the extremely low δ66Zn value observed in the Neandertal’s tooth enamel, our results support the interpretation of Neandertals as carnivores as already suggested by δ15N isotope values of specimens from other regions. Further work could help identify if such isotopic peculiarities (lowest δ66Zn and highest δ15N of the food web) are due to a metabolic and/or dietary specificity of the Neandertals. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2020-116598GB-I00 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/681450/EU/Evolution of herbivory in vertebrates: developing combined isotope (Ca, Sr) and dental surface texture analysis as deep time diet proxies/VERTEBRATE HERBIVORY This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 681450-VERTEBRATE HERBIVORY info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/803676/EU/Understanding the onset and impact of Aquatic Resource Consumption in Human Evolution using novel Isotopic tracerS/ARCHEIS This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 803676-ARCHEIS info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 11.1 2022 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES 8 / 73 = 0.11 2022 Q1 T1 4.026 2022 Multidisciplinary 2022 Q1 19.2 2022 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Villalba-Mouco, V. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-9357-5238 Smith, G. M. Trost, M. Leichliter, J. Lüdecke, T. Méjean, P. Mandrou, S. Chmeleff, J. Guiserix, D. Bourgon, N. Blasco, F. Mendes Cardoso, J. Duquenoy, C. Moubtahij, Z. Salazar Garcia, D. C. Richards, M. Tütken, T. Hublin, J. J. Utrilla, P. Montes, L. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0628-2582 3000 695 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Antigüed. Área Prehistoria 2000 655 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencias de la Tierra Área Paleontología 119, 43 (2022), e2109315119[9 pp.] Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 0027-8424 1311211 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/120073/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 3555196 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/120073/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:120073 articulos driver 2024-03-18-15:20:19 ARTICLE