Using δ2H in human bone collagen to correct for freshwater 14C reservoir offsets: A pilot study from Shamanka II, Lake Baikal, southern Siberia Vrije Universiteit Brussel
There is increasing awareness of the need to correct for freshwater as well as marine reservoir effects when undertaking radiocarbon ( 14C) dating of human remains. Here, we explore the use of stable hydrogen isotopes (δ 2H), alongside the more commonly used stable carbon (δ 13C) and nitrogen isotopes (δ 15N), for correcting 14C freshwater reservoir offsets in 10 paired human-faunal dates from graves at the prehistoric cemetery of Shamanka ...