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First insight into the Neolithic subsistence economy in the north-east Iberian Peninsula: paleodietary reconstruction through stable isotopes.
Fontanals-Coll, Maria; Eulàlia Subirà, M; Díaz-Zorita Bonilla, Marta; Gibaja, Juan F.
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  • Fontanals-Coll M; GRAPAC, Grup de Recerca Aplicada al Patrimoni Cultural, Unitat d'Antropologia Biològica, Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Eulàlia Subirà M; GRAPAC, Grup de Recerca Aplicada al Patrimoni Cultural, Unitat d'Antropologia Biològica, Departament de Biologia Animal, de Biologia Vegetal i d'Ecologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Díaz-Zorita Bonilla M; Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, Biogeologie, Tübingen, 72074, Germany.
  • Gibaja JF; Institució Milà i Fontanals (CSIC-IMF), Archaeology of Social Dynamics AGREST and ICARhEB Groups C/Egipcíaques, 15, 08001, Barcelona, Spain.
Am J Phys Anthropol ; 162(1): 36-50, 2017 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27564655
OBJECTIVES: The study of subsistence strategies among Neolithic communities in north-east Iberia, late-fifth to early-fourth millennia cal BC, enables a more in-depth study of the activities and behavior of the inhabitants of this region, where paleodiets have been little studied. The objectives of this study are, therefore, to determine the diet and subsistence patterns of those communities and to consider whether any relation existed between their subsistence strategies and environmental, geographic, and/or social factors. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Bone samples from 25 middle Neolithic human individuals at seven archeological sites and comparative faunal samples were analyzed, and compared with contemporary series in Mediterranean Europe. Carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios (δ13 C and δ15 N) of bone collagen were studied to determine the dietary patterns. RESULTS: Dietary habits proved to be similar between communities, apart from some interpopulational variations in subsistence strategies. Their diet was based on C3 terrestrial resources with a major vegetal protein component. DISCUSSION: The reported variations in interpopulational subsistence strategies among the compared Mediterranean societies do not seem to be directly related to the settlement region. Together with archeological data, this indicates the influence of socioeconomic factors in the Neolithic human diet. A general tendency toward a lesser use of aquatic resources is seen in this period in Iberia and the rest of the Mediterranean, as also documented for contemporary communities in the west and north of Europe. The data obtained will be important for further studies of socioeconomic patterns in European Neolithic societies.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Isótopos de Carbono / Dieta Paleolítica / Isótopos de Nitrógeno Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Aspecto: Equity_inequality Límite: Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Am J Phys Anthropol Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Isótopos de Carbono / Dieta Paleolítica / Isótopos de Nitrógeno Tipo de estudio: Health_economic_evaluation / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Aspecto: Equity_inequality Límite: Adult / Child / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Am J Phys Anthropol Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos