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Feeding Management Strategies among the Early Neolithic Pigs in the NE of the Iberian Peninsula
- Source :
- International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. 27:839-852
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2017.
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Abstract
- The socio-economic relevance of domesticated animals during the Early Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula is indisputable, yet we essentially know little about the way they were managed. Among domesticated animals, pig (Sus domesticus) was a common food source and previous studies have shown the potential of stable isotopes for assessing variability in pig diet in relation to husbandry practices. Nevertheless, this approach has never been applied to the earliest pigs in the Iberian Peninsula. We analyzed the carbon and nitrogen stable isotope composition of pig bone collagen from several Early Neolithic sites in the NE Iberian Peninsula. While pig δ13C values were similar across different populations, there were significant differences in δ15N values between sites. These are attributed to different pig husbandry systems, which may reflect distinct social and spatial organization and interaction with environmental conditions during the Early Neolithic in this region.
- Subjects :
- 010506 paleontology
Archeology
geography
Bone collagen
geography.geographical_feature_category
060102 archaeology
δ13C
Ecology
06 humanities and the arts
δ15N
Animal husbandry
Biology
01 natural sciences
humanities
Peninsula
Anthropology
0601 history and archaeology
Domestication
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1047482X
- Volume :
- 27
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Osteoarchaeology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........55f81b3e33b1fb80808832e9efe4778a