Feeding Babies at the Beginnings of Urbanization in Central Europe

Autor: Daniela Kern, Julie Dunne, Roderick B. Salisbury, Richard P. Evershed, Alexander Frisch, Katharina Rebay-Salisbury
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Childhood in the Past
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Rebay-Salisbury, K, Dunne, J B, Salisbury, R B, Kern, D, Frisch, A & Evershed, R P 2021, ' Feeding babies at the beginnings of urbanization in Central Europe ', Childhood in the Past, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 102-124 . https://doi.org/10.1080/17585716.2021.1956051
ISSN: 2040-8528
1758-5716
DOI: 10.1080/17585716.2021.1956051
Popis: Small ceramic vessels with spouts, from which liquid can be poured, became popular during the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages in Central Europe (c. 1200–600 BC). Such feeding vessels represent a functional type and are highly variable in size, shape and decoration. Found both on settlements and within graves, their association with child burials suggest they might have been used to feed babies and small children. Combined lipid and isotope analysis was performed on 24 of these feeding vessels, with seven delivering interpretable results. Feeding vessels associated with child burials tend to deliver a ruminant milk signal, whereas other vessels were used to process ruminant and non-ruminant adipose fats. Here, we highlight the potential significance of feeding vessels as indicators of changing childcare practices during times of population increase, settlement nucleation and mobility, possibly involving out-sourcing the feeding of babies and small children to persons other than the mother.
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