Diet and social status during the La Tène period in Bohemia: Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of bone collagen from Kutná Hora-Karlov and Radovesice

Huray, Jonathan D. Le; Schutkowski, Holger

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2004.09.002

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“…Various migration patterns in these societies might also be a reason for the observed variations. Values greater than −18‰ indicate a significant intake of C 4 -plants in the diet, such as millet (Le Huray and Schutkowski 2005). In this study, 21% of the individuals show enriched δ 13 C values, both in the Swiss Plateau (15/72) and in the Swiss Alps (12/57).…”

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“…As no animal samples from these areas could be analyzed, and the faunal-human trophic level cannot be reconstructed, it remains unclear whether this result might reflect a direct consumption of millet and/or a consumption of animal proteins originating from animals fed on C 4 plants. For the Iron Age, isotopic evidence for millet consumption in continental Europe has been shown by, e.g., Knipper et al (2014), Le Huray and Schutkowski (2005), and Lightfoot et al (2012). Evidence of, especially, broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) in Late Iron Age Switzerland was mentioned by Jacomet and Jacquat (1999).…”

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“…Bioarchaeological approaches to Late Iron Age human remains have become more and more important for anthropological and archaeological research (Knipper et al 2014;Koon and Nicholls 2016;Le Huray and Schutkowski 2005;Lightfoot et al 2015;Moghaddam et al 2016;Naumann et al 2014;Oelze et al 2012;Redfern et al 2010). Due to the poor preservation of many Iron Age skeletons and the lack of written sources from that time, stable isotope analyses provide important new insights into the Iron Age dietary and migration patterns (Le Huray et al 2006).…”

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A bioarchaeological approach to the Iron Age in Switzerland: stable isotope analyses (δ13C, δ15N, δ34S) of human remains

Moghaddam

Müller

Lösch

2016

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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In Switzerland, a large number of Iron Age burial sites were found in the last century. Changes in living conditions and socio-cultural behavior may have occurred over time and space and could be reflected in the dietary habits, social stratigraphy within populations and migration patterns. This study attempts to shed light on these aspects with the application of stable isotope analyses. Human remains from 11 different burial sites (n = 164) in the area of today's Swiss Plateau and Swiss Alpine regions were investigated. Temporal and geographical variations as well as sex and age-related dietary differences were analyzed through isotopic studies (δ 13 C, δ 15 N, and δ 34 S). In total, the data of 129 individuals could be evaluated. Highly significant differences between the burial sites were found, with higher δ 13 C and δ 15 N values in the Alpine regions. Cultural and/or climatic changes as well as the different geological conditions might have led to distinct patterns of crop cultivation and animal husbandry and consequently to significantly different dietary habits in the Plateau and the Alpine regions. The data indicate a higher intake of millet and animal protein including early dairy production in the southern regions, probably influenced by the Mediterranean world.Cultural exchange between geographical regions might have been facilitated by migration during the Iron Age as suggested by the δ 34 S.

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A bioarchaeological approach to the Iron Age in Switzerland: stable isotope analyses (δ13C, δ15N, δ34S) of human remains

Moghaddam

Müller

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2016

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“…They also showed a different diet than the other individuals in the tumulus. Iron Age populations from the Czech Republic (Le Huray and Schutkowski 2005) and burial sites in Germany (Knipper et al 2014) show evidence of a different diet of males buried with weapons, as well. These data in summary indicate a higher social status for the Iron Age "warrior" burials assuming that the availability of meat or dairy products was probably restricted.…”

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“…In order to obtain information about an individual's social status, not only the presence or absence of grave goods can be used as an indicator (Härke 2000). Different studies already assessed status-related diet within a population by linking stable isotope values to archaeological data such as grave goods, location of graves or burial types (Jay and Richards 2006;Kinaston et al 2013;Le BrasGoude et al 2013;Le Huray and Schutkowski 2005;Linderholm et al 2008). …”

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Social stratigraphy in Late Iron Age Switzerland: stable carbon, nitrogen and sulphur isotope analysis of human remains from Münsingen

Moghaddam

Müller

Hafner

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The Iron Age cemetery of Münsingen in Switzerland with 220 abundantly equipped burials marked a milestone for Iron Age research. The horizontal spread throughout the time of its occupancy laid the foundation for the chronology system of the Late Iron Age. Today, skulls of 77 individuals and some postcranial bones are still preserved. The aim of the study was to obtain information about diet, mobility and social stratification of the individuals. Stable isotope ratios of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur were analysed for 63 individuals. For all of them, C 3 plants were found to be the staple food. There are significant differences between males and females in δ

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A simple carbon isotope model for reconstructing prehistoric human diet

Kellner

Schoeninger

2007

American J Phys Anthropol

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A compilation of experimental animal data shows that neither delta13C(collagen) nor delta13C(apatite) nor Delta13C(CO-AP) indicate diagnostic reconstructions of diet, diet energy and diet protein. In contrast, plots of delta13C(collagen) against delta13C(apatite) provide a model of three regression lines (C3, C4, and marine diet protein) where position on each line indicates the energy source (C3, C4, or mixed). Neither body size nor trophic position appears to affect these relationships. Modern free-ranging, terrestrial fauna do not fit the model perhaps because they, unlike the experimental fauna, mainly use fermentation rather than digestion during energy metabolism. Archaeological humans fall as expected based on associated floral and faunal evidence. Foraging people plot at positions expected from associated C3 fauna and plants. Those from Cahokia plot, as expected, from associated deer, nuts, and maize whereas people from nearby smaller sites plot in positions consistent with eating more fish. Agriculturists from Ontario and Grasshopper Pueblo plot consistent with dependence on fish by the former and on turkeys by the latter. In Tierra del Fuego, people from interior regions ate more terrestrial fauna, as suggested by ethnohistoric reports, than did people from the coast. In the Southwestern Cape in South Africa individuals late in the sequence have pure C3 diets whereas ones early in the sequence ate marine protein as suggested by independent archaeological evidence. People on San Nicolas Island depended on C4 plants in contrast to other islands off California's coast. This simple model provides more detailed and precise dietary information than do individual isotopic measures.

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Diet and social status during the La Tène period in Bohemia: Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of bone collagen from Kutná Hora-Karlov and Radovesice

Cited by 102 publications

References 24 publications

A bioarchaeological approach to the Iron Age in Switzerland: stable isotope analyses (δ13C, δ15N, δ34S) of human remains

A bioarchaeological approach to the Iron Age in Switzerland: stable isotope analyses (δ13C, δ15N, δ34S) of human remains

Social stratigraphy in Late Iron Age Switzerland: stable carbon, nitrogen and sulphur isotope analysis of human remains from Münsingen

A simple carbon isotope model for reconstructing prehistoric human diet

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