Intensified exploitation of animal products in the Mediterranean Copper Age
Isotopic evidence from Scaba 'e Arriu (Sardinia)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5254580 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luca Lai (0000-0002-9170-1202, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, corresponding author), Ornella Fonzo (Museo Civico di Zoologia), Robert H Tykot (0000-0002-8154-9331, University of South Florida), Ethan Goddard, E D Goddard (0000-0003-1520-3946, College of Marin), David Β Hollander (0000-0001-8172-7663, College of Marin), Luca Medda (0000-0001-5437-8322, University of Pisa), Giuseppa Tanda (University of Cagliari) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1866-9557 • E-ISSN: 1866-9565 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12520-024-01943-4 |
| OpenAlex | W4392714804 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 100 |
In this paper, dietary patterns are reconstructed across two phases represented at the Copper Age of Scaba 'e Arriu (Sardinia, Italy) via isotopic analysis of human and animal skeletal remains. Collagen carbon, nitrogen, and bioapatite carbon, and oxygen isotopes were used to infer diet, economic practices, and possibly different climatic conditions. Differential management of cattle, sheep/goats, and pigs was detected, with scarce animal products in the human diet in the Early Copper Age, followed by an increase in animal products identifiable in herbivore livestock, coincident with more rainy conditions in the Late Copper Age. Dietary information was then considered in light of the climatic periods already known for the period and compatible with the data presented. The study's outcome indicates generally sedentary and endogamous groups with only a few outliers in both phases
Animal science · Biology · Copper · Herbivore · Isotope analysis · Livestock · Mediterranean climate · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies · Ecology
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