The integration of millet into the diet of Central Asian populations in the third millennium BC
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3316846 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Motuzaite Matuzeviciute (0000-0001-9069-1551, Vilnius University, corresponding author), Elina Ananyevskaya (0000-0003-1189-0339, Vilnius University), Jorune Sakalauskaite (0000-0002-8029-8120, University of Turin), Orozbek Soltobaev, Orozbek A Soltobaev (Kyrgyz National University), Kubatbek Tabaldyev (0000-0002-6679-8030, Kyrgyz-Türkish Manas Üniversity) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 387 |
| Pages | 560-574 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Antiquity Publications (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15184/aqy.2022.23 |
| OpenAlex | W4220757910 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 37 |
Stable isotope analyses demonstrate that C4plants played an important dietary role in Eurasian prehistory. Uncertainty remains, however, about when and how crops were integrated into the diet of Central Asian populations. Here, the authors present δ13C and δ15N stable isotope analysis of human and animal bone collagen from Kyrgyzstan, revealing C4plant-likely broomcorn millet-consumption in the third millennium BC. Combining this evidence with AMS radiocarbon dating and animal collagen peptide fingerprinting demonstrates that broomcorn millet was consumed by humans and animals during the earliest episodes of the westward spread of this crop plant. The results contribute to debates about the timing and means by which domesticated millets were dispersed across Eurasia
Archaeology · Biology · Central asia · Crop · Domestication · Geography · Isotope analysis · Physical geography · Prehistory · Radiocarbon dating · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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Before and after
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |