Table 3. Difference matrix showing mean isotopic differences between laboratories for bone collagen results, δ13Ccol above diagonal, δ15Ncol beneath diagonal.
Lab | A | B | C | D1 | D2 | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | U | ||
δ13Ccol-VPDB (‰) | −17.2 | −17.3 | −17.0 | −17.1 | −17.2 | −17.0 | −16.9 | −17.0 | −17.0 | −17.3 | −17.0 | −17.2 | −16.9 | −17.0 | −17.1 | −17.3 | −16.1 | −17.1 | −17.1 | −17.0 | ||
δ15Ncol-AIR (‰) | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | ||
A | −17.2 | 9.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
B | −17.3 | 8.5 | 0.6 | - | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
C | −17.0 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
D1 | −17.1 | 8.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
D2 | −17.2 | 8.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
F | −17.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
G | −16.9 | 9.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
H | −17.0 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | - | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
I | −17.0 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | - | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
J | −17.3 | 8.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | - | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
K | −17.0 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | - | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
L | −17.2 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | - | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
M | −16.9 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | - | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
N | −17.0 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
O | −17.1 | 9.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
P | −17.3 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | - | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Q | −16.1 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
R | −17.1 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 0.1 |
S | −17.1 | 9.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 |
U | −17.0 | 9.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | - |