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JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE-REPORTS
卷 34, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2020.102644
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Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic; Cantabrian Region; Los Avellanos I and II; Human remains; Carbon, nitrogen and sulphur isotopes
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- Spanish Economy, Industry and Competitiveness Ministry [HAR2016-75605-R, HAR2017-84997-P]
This paper reconstructs the diet and lifeways of Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic farming groups in the Cantabrian Region (northern Spain) using human remains found at Los Avellanos I and II (Alfoz de Lloredo, Cantabria). A bioarchaeological study was conducted, alongside radiocarbon dating and stable isotope analyses (delta C-13, delta N-15, delta S-34) of human (n = 7) and animal (n = 3) bone collagen. Both caves were used as a burial location between the 4th and 3rd millennium cal. BC. Taphonomic analysis of the human remains shows post-depositional activity within both sites after the burial. The delta C-13 and delta N-15 results show that the prehistoric individuals ate a predominantly terrestrial diet, with animal protein from meat and likely dairy products being an important resource. Despite the proximity to the coastline, the delta C-13 and delta N-15 values demonstrate that marine resources were not being consumed in any great quantity by these Late Neolithic and Chalcolithic individuals. The delta S-34 results show heterogeneity among the people buried in both caves. The majority of individuals had higher delta S-34 values typical of living in coastal areas, but three individuals had lower delta S-34 values, indicative of living further inland for at least some of their lives, suggesting human mobility between inland and coastal areas.
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