Journal
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
Volume 30, Issue 5, Pages 525-533Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4403(02)00183-8
Keywords
Europe; mediaeval Belgium; stable-carbon isotopes; stable nitrogen isotopes; palaeodiet
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Stable isotope analysis was applied to a Belgian coastal population from the Late Middle Ages: the monastic community of the Dunes abbey in Koksijde (12-15th century). Carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios were measured in bone collagen from 19 humans (I I adults and eight children) and 10 animals. Results show that diets were largely based on terrestrial foods, but marine resources also formed a source of protein. Results also suggest differences in human diets that may be related to social status. (C) 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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