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Table 4 Mean and standard deviation of faunal isotopic results from Eton College Rowing Course by species and period

From: Palaeodiet at Eton College Rowing Course, Buckinghamshire: isotopic changes in human diet in the Neolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman periods throughout the British Isles

Time period

Species

n

δ13C

δ15N

St dev C

St dev N

Neolithic

Cattle

5

−22.2

5.1

0.6

0.3

 

Pigs

3

−19.9

6.5

0.5

0.9

 

Red deer

3

−22.2

5.7

0.7

1.0

 

Roe deer

1

−22.7

7.8

 

Sheep

1

−21.4

7.1

 

Humans

6

−21.1

10.5

0.3

0.7

Bronze Age

Cattle

3

−21.6

8.2

0.4

0.7

 

Horses

1

−22.4

5.4

 

Pigs

1

−21.3

5.5

 

Red deer

1

−21.8

4.7

 

Humans

7

−20.3

11.4

0.4

1.2

Iron Age

Cattle

6

−21.8

5.0

0.5

1.0

 

Horses

3

−22.4

5.6

0.2

1.0

 

Sheep

1

−21.6

5.0

 

Humans

5

−20.0

10.1

0.1

0.8

Roman

Cattle

5

−21.8

6.1

0.2

1.5

 

Horses

6

−22.3

6.0

0.4

1.1

 

Pigs

4

21.7

8.9

0.3

0.9

 

Sheep

5

−21.8

7.8

0.4

1.1

 

Humans

1

−20.4

11.1