Dietary Reconstruction at Chalcatzingo: A Formative Period Site in Morelos, Mexico

Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Illustrations
Preface
Abstract
1. Introduction
	Dietary Reconstruction
	Food Procurement: Diet, Behavior, Morphology
	Archaeology
2. Dietary Reconstruction
	Background
	The Theoretical Basis
		Initial Investigations
		Strontium in the Physical Environment
		Strontium Uptake by Plants
		Strontium Metabolism by Animals
		Distribution of Strontium within the Animal
			Portion of the Food Chain
		Diagenesis
	The Technical Basis
	Summary
3. Methods And Procedures
	Introduction
	Strontium Assay in Bone
		Sample Preparation
		Analytical Procedures
	Analysis of Mortuary Items Associated with Burials
4. Results
	Strontium Values
	Mortuary Analysis
5. Discussion
6. Summary and Conclusions
Appendix A. Distribution of Strontium Within One Bone
	Introduction
	Materials and Methods
	Results
	Conclusions
Appendix B. Microprobe Analysis
Appendix C. Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
Appendix D. Neutron Activation Analysis
	Introduction
	Irradiation
	Counting
	An Interference
	Chemical Separation
	Advantages and Disadvantages
Bibliography