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Measuring the impact of parchment production on skin collagen stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) values

dc.contributor.authorDoherty, S
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, MM
dc.contributor.authorVnouček, J
dc.contributor.authorNewton, J
dc.contributor.authorCollins, MJ
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-13T10:21:55Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-10
dc.description.abstractParchment is one of the most abundant resources in archives across the world and is a unique time-sensitive material through which centuries of livestock economies, trade and craft can be explored. We examine the impact of structural and chemical modifications during production to δ13C and δ15N values in the skin, particularly the removal of cutaneous keratins and lipids and the conversion of amide functional groups into carboxyl groups via alkaline hydrolysis. Through the manufacture of 51 parchment skins (sheep, goat, calf and pig) using both historic and modern manufacturing techniques, we found production resulted in a small enrichment in 13C (average +0.12‰) and 15N (+0.26‰). Our results pave the way for the isotopic analysis of parchment in paleodietary and paleoenvironmental studies for the historic period and establish the acceptable C:N ratios in deamidated collagenous tissues.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipArts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)en_GB
dc.identifier.citationVol. 7, No. 1, pp. 1 - 12en_GB
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/20548923.2020.1868132
dc.identifier.grantnumber1489527en_GB
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10871/124382
dc.language.isoenen_GB
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_GB
dc.rights© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_GB
dc.subjectStable isotope analysisen_GB
dc.subjectparchmenten_GB
dc.subjectskinen_GB
dc.titleMeasuring the impact of parchment production on skin collagen stable isotope (δ13C and δ15N) valuesen_GB
dc.typeArticleen_GB
dc.date.available2021-01-13T10:21:55Z
dc.descriptionThis is the final version. Available on open access from Taylor & Francis via the DOI in this record. en_GB
dc.identifier.eissn2054-8923
dc.identifier.journalScience & Technology of Archaeological Researchen_GB
dc.rights.urihttpS://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_GB
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_GB
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-01-10
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_GB
refterms.dateFCD2021-01-13T10:15:33Z
refterms.versionFCDVoR
refterms.dateFOA2021-01-13T10:22:01Z
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© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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