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- Title
Specifying subsistence strategies of early farmers: New results from compound‐specific isotopic analysis of amino acids.
- Authors
Rey, Léonie; Naito, Yuichi I.; Chikaraishi, Yoshito; Rottier, Stéphane; Goude, Gwenaëlle; Ohkouchi, Naohiko
- Abstract
Understanding the contribution of fish to the human diet is an important debate in past population studies as it implies specific organization (e.g., adapted techniques and gender‐based activities) and relationship with the local or sublocal environments (e.g., mobility and seasonal‐based exploitation). In the Paris Basin, the role of fish has been discussed mainly from rare but obvious archaeological remains such as fish bones or hooks. Previous isotopic data from Neolithic human bone bulk collagen highlighted the potential of freshwater resources in protein diet but were not able to quantify it or even confirm its role. In this study, we conducted, for the first time on early farmers from France, compound‐specific isotope analysis on bone collagen amino acids (CSIA‐AA). Results indicate a particularly high trophic level of some humans with protein intake mainly based on terrestrial animal resources (domestic cattle and pig), whereas others rather have a plant‐based diet. Freshwater resources appeared to be not significant, and several possible food combinations are discussed. Pig particularly appears more herbivorous than previously assumed and has possibly consumed manured cereals from human food waste.
- Subjects
PARIS (France); FRANCE; HUNTER-gatherer societies; AMINO acid analysis; ISOTOPIC analysis; PLANT-based diet; FOOD waste; DIETARY proteins
- Publication
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2022, Vol 32, Issue 3, p654
- ISSN
1047-482X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/oa.3093