- Title Pages
- Frontispiece
- Epigraph
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
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1 Takabuti: The Historical Evidence - Introduction to the Takabuti Project
- Takabuti and the Museums of Belfast
- Life and Death in Egypt during the 25th Dynasty
- The Coffin of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Arrival in Belfast and the First Scientific Studies
- The Orientalist Revd Dr Edward Hincks (1792–1866)
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2 Scientific Analysis of Takabuti’s Historical Date, Ancestry and Place of Residence - Radiocarbon Dating of Takabuti
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Mitochondrial DNA of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Hair
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3 Takabuti’s Age, Health and Diet - Imaging Takabuti: Radiology and Osteology
- Takabuti’s Teeth
- Takabuti’s Health: Techniques and Findings
- Retrieval of Tissue Samples
- Stable Isotopes and Takabuti’s Diet
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4 Takabuti’s Death and Mummification - How Did Takabuti Die?
- Weapons Possibly Involved in Takabuti’s Murder
- Mummification Methods Used on Takabuti
- Analysis of Takabuti’s Mummification Resin and Packing Material
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5 Takabuti Revealed - The Face of Takabuti
- Takabuti – in Life, in Death and as Part of a Museum Collection
- Endpiece
- Takabuti’s Legacy
- Index
Stable Isotopes and Takabuti’s Diet
Stable Isotopes and Takabuti’s Diet
- Chapter:
- (p.86) Stable Isotopes and Takabuti’s Diet
- Source:
- Life and Times of Takabuti in Ancient Egypt
- Author(s):
Jenefer Metcalfe
Paula Reimer
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
Stable isotope analysis can be used to study the diet of ancient populations, as well as providing information about their health status and the climate and environment in which they lived (Katzenberg 2000). The isotopic study of bone samples can provide information about the long-term protein source of an individual’s diet, but hair provides a much more recent indicator. Any dietary change in the months immediately prior to death would be identified using this approach. Although the analysis cannot identify the precise cause of any variability, the reasons for dietary change can include factors such as illness, seasonal availability of food resources or movement between regions....
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- Title Pages
- Frontispiece
- Epigraph
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
-
1 Takabuti: The Historical Evidence - Introduction to the Takabuti Project
- Takabuti and the Museums of Belfast
- Life and Death in Egypt during the 25th Dynasty
- The Coffin of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Arrival in Belfast and the First Scientific Studies
- The Orientalist Revd Dr Edward Hincks (1792–1866)
-
2 Scientific Analysis of Takabuti’s Historical Date, Ancestry and Place of Residence - Radiocarbon Dating of Takabuti
- Radiocarbon Dating
- Mitochondrial DNA of Takabuti
- Takabuti’s Hair
-
3 Takabuti’s Age, Health and Diet - Imaging Takabuti: Radiology and Osteology
- Takabuti’s Teeth
- Takabuti’s Health: Techniques and Findings
- Retrieval of Tissue Samples
- Stable Isotopes and Takabuti’s Diet
-
4 Takabuti’s Death and Mummification - How Did Takabuti Die?
- Weapons Possibly Involved in Takabuti’s Murder
- Mummification Methods Used on Takabuti
- Analysis of Takabuti’s Mummification Resin and Packing Material
-
5 Takabuti Revealed - The Face of Takabuti
- Takabuti – in Life, in Death and as Part of a Museum Collection
- Endpiece
- Takabuti’s Legacy
- Index
