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Abstract
The provenance, antiquity, duration of production, animal husbandry and geographical location of materials used to make one of the largest feather art objects ever produced are explored via analysis of four stable isotopes (δ2H, δ18O, δ13C and δ15N) combined with radiocarbon measurements. We document the monotonously fed rearing of thousands of captive macaws in the Amazon region and the acquisition of camelid fibres from the high Andes to produce ninety-six large feather panels. Multiple radiocarbon dates from both feathers and fibres confirm the Wari (600-100 AD) origin of the panels and suggest a short and intensive production schedule. Stable isotopes document the collection of materials that took the artisans over hundreds of kilometres from the Amazon to near the Pacific coast.
期刊介绍：
Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies provides a unique platform for stable isotope studies in geological and life sciences, with emphasis on ecology. The international journal publishes original research papers, review articles, short communications, and book reviews relating to the following topics:
-variations in natural isotope abundance (isotope ecology, isotope biochemistry, isotope hydrology, isotope geology)
-stable isotope tracer techniques to follow the fate of certain substances in soil, water, plants, animals and in the human body
-isotope effects and tracer theory linked with mathematical modelling
-isotope measurement methods and equipment with respect to environmental and health research
-diagnostic stable isotope application in medicine and in health studies
-environmental sources of ionizing radiation and its effects on all living matter
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