Katzenberg, M. AnneGarvie, Sandra Jean2005-08-052005-08-051993Garvie, S. J. (1993). Stable carbon isotope analysis of human bone collagen from Fidler Mounds, Manitoba: an investigation of maize consumption (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/175600315831499http://hdl.handle.net/1880/30615Bibliography: p. 142-161.The importance of maize consumption in Late Woodland southern Manitoba is examined using stable carbon isotope analysis. Archaeological and ethnographic evidence suggest that maize was grown or imported during this period, but give no indication of its dietary importance. Such information can be provided by 613C analysis of human bone collagen from burials of the period. Modem wild plants, archaeological mammals and fish from Lockport, and human burials from Fidler Mounds are assayed. The 613C values of the human sample (-19.2 ± 1.5°/oo, n = 28) do not support significant maize consumption in most individuals, although four (613C = -17.7°/oo to -14.00/oo) show tentative evidence for this. 613C values of women from the site are significantly less negative and more dispersed than male values (females: -17.6 ± 2.2°/oo, Males: -19.6 ± 0.6°/oo). This is argued to be the result of intermarriage of a local group with another people consuming a 13C-depleted diet, with incoming females retaining the isotopic signature of their place of origin.x, 175 leaves ; 30 cm.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.GN 70.5 C3 G37 1993Human remains (Archaeology) - Manitoba - Fidler MoundsExcavations (Archaeology) - Manitoba - Fidler MoundsBones - AnalysisAnthropometrymaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/17560GN 70.5 C3 G37 1993