Nourishing urban development: A palaeodietary study of Archaic Gabii, Italy (6th–5th c BCE)

Stable Isotopes Unveil Dietary Trends in the Samnite and Peligni Communities of Opi Val Fondillo and Sulmona S. Lucia (V–VI Centuries BCE, Abruzzo, Central Italy)

“…Among the sites considered for comparison with our samples, we have the ancient Gabii site (V-VI BCE; [16]), the La Sassa Cave site (V-VI BCE; [18]), and the Loreto Aprutino site (IV-VI BCE; [17]. Gabii belongs to the same chronological period as our sample, while the La Sassa cave is dated between the Copper Age and the Late Bronze Age.…”

“…Figure 2 shows the plot of δ 13 C versus δ 15 N values for the studied human specimens. Since faunal remains were absent in the investigated area, isotopic data from animal samples from the site of Gabii [16] and Loreto Aprutino [17], belonging to the same chronological period, and La Sassa cave [18] from the same geographical area as our skeletal sample, were used for comparison. Table 3.…”

“…Stable-isotope analysis is highly relevant in reconstructing the evolution of dietary habits over time, considering factors such as age and environmental changes, as seen in populations during the Bronze and Iron Ages in central Italy. For example, sites like Gabii [16] and Loreto Aprutino [17], belonging to the Iron Age, and La Sassa Cave [18], dating back to the Bronze Age and the Copper Ages, are located in the same geographical area. The analysis of these sites using stable isotopes can provide valuable insights into the dietary practices of ancient populations during these periods in central Italy.…”

Diets, stress, and disease in the Etruscan society: Isotope analysis and infantile skeletal palaeopathology from Pontecagnano (Campania, southern Italy, 730–580 BCE)

“…With the aim of evaluating similarities or differences with the diet at Pontecagnano-Chiancone II, we conducted comparisons with the limited available dietary isotope data from other pre-Roman groups in Italy with similar chronology. Previous stable isotope analyses of bone collagen revealed a homogeneous pattern across different Italic groups [14,[192][193][194][195][196], whether from urban or rural contexts, indicating exclusive access to food sources within a C 3 ecosystem with no differences by sexes or age. An exception is represented by the role of fish sources in the diet of a sample of adults from Greek colony of Metaponto (7 th to 2 nd centuries BCE, Basilicata) who showed a mixed diet with terrestrial sources from a C 3 ecosystem integrated with marine sources [197].…”