Schoeninger interpreted the greater range of nitrogen isotope ratios in the Stillwater burial population compared to the Pecos or Ontario populations as reflecting:
A) greater dietary variability in the Pecos and Ontario populations than in the Stillwater population.
B) greater dietary variability in the Stillwater population than in the Pecos and Ontario populations
C) the fact that the Stillwater population had an increasing dependence on meat through time
D) an individual's age or sex; in the Stillwater population, children ate less meat than adults and males ate more meat than females.

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Greater dietary variability in a population is indicated by a wider range of nitrogen isotope ratios, as different foods have different nitrogen signatures. Thus, a greater range of ratios in the Stillwater population suggests they had a more varied diet compared to the Pecos or Ontario populations.

Schoeninger Interpreted the Greater Range of Nitrogen Isotope Ratios in the Stillwater