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Title: | Stable Isotope Analysis of Archaeological Material from Namu, British Columbia as a Proxy for Holocene Environmental Change |
Authors: | Kingston, Andrew |
Advisor: | Grocke, D. R. |
Department: | Geochemistry |
Keywords: | stable-isotope;archaeological material;British Columbia;holocene climate change |
Publication Date: | Aug-2007 |
Abstract: | The thesis is compilation of four manuscripts discussing the stable isotope analysis modem and archaeological faunal material from Namu, British Columbia. These studies concentrate on the application of stable isotopic analysis of biogenic material for paleonvironmental interpretation over the Holocene. The first study addresses the use of phosphate and carbonate associated oxygen isotopes in bioapatites (Sebastes spp. vertebrae) as a proxy for the isotopic composition of water from approximently 6,000 to 2,000 years before present (BP). The second study evaluates sclerochronological sampling strategies as applicable to the study of bivalves with implications for sampling fragmented material such as that found in archaeological deposits. The third study investigates stable isotopes composition of estuarine bivalve carbonate (Saxidomus gigantea) and the controlling environmental and biological factors. Finally, the fourth study uses a 5,000 year record of archaeological S. gigantea to provide a paleoclimatic record at Namu over the mid-late Holocene. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/24263 |
Appears in Collections: | Digitized Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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