Osteological, multi-isotope and proteomic analysis of poorly-preserved human remains from a Dutch East India Company burial ground in South Africa
Abstract Skeletal remains discovered in Simon’s Town, South Africa, were hypothesised as being associated with a former Dutch East India Company (VOC) hospital. We report a novel combined osteological and biochemical approach to these poorly-preserved remains. A combined strontium ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr), oxygen ( δ 18 O VPDB ) and carbon ( δ 13 C VPDB ) isotope analysis informed possible childhood origins and diet, while sex-specific amelogenin enamel peptides revealed biological sex. Osteological analyses presented evidence of residual rickets, a healed trauma, dental pathological conditions, and pi... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Scientific Reports ; volume 13, issue 1 ; ISSN 2045-2322 |
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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Schlagwörter: | Multidisciplinary |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27077338 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41503-9 |