| Abstract: |
Results suggest that females consumed a more vegetarian diet, although site-corrected Sr/Ca of both males and females speaks for a mixed-diet consumption. Women also showed a higher number of Harris lines than men, suggesting different nutritional support during childhood. Interestingly, they used 21 modern individuals to serve as controls. Mammals discriminante between Sr and calcium (Ca) absorption, favoring the latter. Therefore, Sr content is higher in plants, lower in herbivores, and even lower in carnivores (also see Gilbert 1985, Schoninger 1970, 1989).
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