Last hunters–first farmers: new insight into subsistence strategies in the Central Balkans through multi-isotopic analysis
| Autor: | Vesna Dimitrijević, Ivana Živaljević, Gwenaëlle Goude, Camille de Becdelievre, Jelena Jovanović, Sofija Stefanović |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Belgrade [Belgrade], Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe-Afrique (LAMPEA), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ministère de la Culture (MC) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
010506 paleontology
Archeology Stable isotope analysis [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory Stable isotope analyses [SHS.ANTHRO-BIO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Biological anthropology Subsistence economy Central Balkans 01 natural sciences Natural (archaeology) Prehistory 0601 history and archaeology Mesolithic 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Isotope analysis Mesolithic-Neolithic transition 2. Zero hunger Fish migration 060102 archaeology Ecology business.industry Subsistence agriculture 06 humanities and the arts 15. Life on land Diet Geography Agriculture Anthropology business Mesolithic-Neolithic Transition |
| Zdroj: | Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Springer, 2019, 11 (7), pp.3279-3298. ⟨10.1007/s12520-018-0744-1⟩ Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2019, 11 (7), pp.3279-3298. ⟨10.1007/s12520-018-0744-1⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1866-9565 1866-9557 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12520-018-0744-1 |
| Popis: | This paper presents new results of stable isotope analysis made on human and animal bones from Mesolithic–Neolithic sites (9500–5200calBC) in the Central Balkans. It reconstructs dietary practices in the Mesolithic and documents the development of new subsistence strategies and regional differences during the process of Neolithisation. We achieved these insights into dietary changes by analysing bone collagen δ13C (n = 75), δ15N (n = 75) and δ34S (n = 96) and comparing stable isotope data of Mesolithic–Neolithic communities from the Danube Gorges with the data of the first farmers who lived outside of the Gorges in the Central Balkans. The Bayesian model was employed to evaluate the relative importance of different animal proteins in human diet. Results bring a new overview and highlight important chronological and regional differences. They suggest that Late Mesolithic humans included more anadromous and potamodromous fish in their diet, which is consistent with archaeozoological evidence. On the other hand, differing from archaeozoological data, the model also points to a greater reliance on terrestrial carnivores (dogs) in the Late Mesolithic diet, a pattern that can be also explained by other dietary and environmental factors. In the Transitional and Neolithic period in the Gorges, some individuals have consumed fewer aquatic resources and favoured more terrestrial products. However, one site in the Gorges represents an exception—Ajmana, where we have the earliest farmers in this region since their subsistence economy was mainly oriented toward terrestrial products. Furthermore, results shows that Neolithic individuals inhumated at sites outside of the Danube Gorges in the Balkans had dietary patterns that vary in both terrestrial and freshwater resources, indicating that early farming communities had a diversified diet linked to a local natural environment. Comparative data finally indicates regional differentiations associated with locally available resources but also related to the traditions of prehistoric communities and to specific economic innovations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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