Integrating isotopes and documentary evidence
Dietary patterns in a late medieval and early modern mining community, Sweden
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5396235 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ylva Bäckström (0000-0001-7190-7978, Lund University, corresponding author), Jan Mispelaere (National Library of Sweden), Anne Ingvarsson (0000-0002-5592-8565, Uppsala University), Markus Fjellström (0000-0003-0332-7351, Stockholm University), K Britton (0000-0002-9478-5966, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 2075-2094 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| 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/s12520-017-0518-1 |
| OpenAlex | W2736063807 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 77 |
This study explores the relationship between dietary patterns and social structure in a pre-industrial mining community in Salberget, Sweden c. 1470 to 1600A.D. using a combination of different research approaches and tools, including archaeology, osteology, bone chemistry and history. The correlation between demographic criteria (sex and age) and archaeological variables (burial type and burial location) shows that Salberget was a highly stratified community. Group diets were investigated through analyses of stable isotopes (carbon, C-13, and nitrogen, N-15) of bone collagen from a sub-sample of individuals buried at the site (n=67), interpreted alongside data from human dental lesions and deficiencies, animal bone waste and information on eating habits extracted from the extensive historical documents regarding mining activities at Salberget. These integrated analyses provide a clear association between social status and diet and confirm that social status, and to a lesser extent sex, gender and age, likely governed food choice and opportunity in this diverse community
Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Human bone · Isotopes of nitrogen · Osteology · Stable isotope ratio · δ13C · δ15N · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |