Identification

Title

Vitamin D and stable isotope data from human hair from the archaeological site, Nunalleq, Alaska

Abstract

[This dataset is embargoed until March 1, 2026]. Vitamin D (25(OH)D3 and 1,25(OH)D3) concentrations of incrementally-sampled preserved human hair from non-mortuary contexts at the Yup’ik archaeological site of Nunalleq Alaska (~1650 AD). Multi-isotope isotope data (carbon, nitrogen, sulphur, oxygen and hydrogen) for the same samples are found in accompanying files. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/8d5af777-384c-4114-af6b-69cdac239810

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/8d5af777-384c-4114-af6b-69cdac239810

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

society

Keywords

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-161.89

East bounding longitude

-161.89

North bounding latitude

59.71

South bounding latitude

59.71

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2024-08-22

date type

creation

effective date

2024-08-22

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

The dataset was generated as a part of the NERC-funded project NE/X012980/1 ‘Determining vitamin D status in precontact Western Alaska: a new method for exploring past health and dietary adaptations to high-latitude living’, as well as from an earlier (internally-allocated) BBSRC-funded pilot study (in the case of some of the isotope data). Vitamin D data were all generated at the University of Aberdeen, and isotope data were generated at SUERC (carbon, nitrogen, sulphur) and Boise State University (oxygen, hydrogen).

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Embargoed

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Britton, K., Czére, O., Gutierrez, E., Reynard, L.M., Duncan, G., de Roos, B. (2024). Vitamin D and stable isotope data from human hair from the archaeological site, Nunalleq, Alaska. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/8d5af777-384c-4114-af6b-69cdac239810

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Aberdeen

email address

k.britton@abdn.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9478-5966

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