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The role of birds at Çatalhöyük revealed by the analysis of eggshell
- Source :
- Quaternary International, 9th ICAZ Bird Working Group Meeting, 9th ICAZ Bird Working Group Meeting, Jun 2018, Sheffield, United Kingdom. pp.50-60, ⟨10.1016/j.quaint.2020.02.009⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2018.
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Abstract
- 11 pages; International audience; The exceptional eggshell assemblage from Çatalhöyük was studied using an integrated approach combining morphology (by optical and scanning electron microscopy) and palaeoproteomics (by mass spectrometry). We provide taxonomic classification for 90 fragments, of which only 11 remain undetermined. The striking predominance of Anseriformes (probably including greylag geese, as well as ducks and swans) in all types of deposits examined, particularly middens and burial fills, suggests that these eggs were exploited as food and, at the same time, had a special significance for the inhabitants of the site. We detected the presence of crane eggshell in contexts associated with both the world of the living and the world of the dead (consistent with the well-known importance of this bird at Çatalhöyük), as well as the possible but infrequent occurrence of bustards and herons. Overall, we suggest that eggshell analysis, together with osteological data and the archaeological context, can provide the basis for a nuanced understanding of the relationship between humans and birds in the past.
- Subjects :
- Eggshell, Taxonomy, Birds, Morphology, Microscopy, Ancient proteins, Mass spectrometry, Çatalhöyük, Neolithic
Morphology
010506 paleontology
Ancient proteins
[SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory
Zoology
Biology
Q1
010502 geochemistry & geophysics
01 natural sciences
Birds
Eggshell
Neolithic
[SDV.IB.BIO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Bioengineering/Biomaterials
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Earth-Surface Processes
Taxonomy
Microscopy
Osteology
Mass spectrometry
Çatalhöyük
Biological classification
15. Life on land
Integrated approach
CC
Anseriformes
biology.organism_classification
Taxonomy (biology)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10406182
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Quaternary International, 9th ICAZ Bird Working Group Meeting, 9th ICAZ Bird Working Group Meeting, Jun 2018, Sheffield, United Kingdom. pp.50-60, ⟨10.1016/j.quaint.2020.02.009⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....510dc2459e0e116261ff81d53c601c50