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<jats:p>Carbon and nitrogen isotope profiles were obtained from incremental dentine analysis of 19 non‐adults from a cemetery in Riga, Latvia. The research compared the life histories and diet between people buried in two mass graves and the general cemetery. The <jats:italic>δ</jats:italic><jats:sup>13</jats:sup>C profiles of several children from the mass graves were similar but did not resemble the patterns seen in children from the general cemetery, suggesting that they probably represented a different population group. The rise in <jats:italic>δ</jats:italic><jats:sup>15</jats:sup>N values towards the end of the life of four individuals from one mass grave suggests they were victims of an historically documented famine.</jats:p>