Temporal and spatial variability of bone collagen stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios of Norwegian reindeer

Beijersbergen, L.M. Takken; Fernandes, Ricardo; Mørkved, Pål Tore; Hufthammer, Anne Karin

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102890

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“…This is reflected in the stable isotope values of reindeer bone tissue, which is expected to be relatively low in nitrogen and high in carbon in reindeer feeding mostly on lichen (Britton 2009;Evans 2007, p. 85;Fjellström et al 2020). Based on the differences in the nitrogen and carbon values in the different foods the reindeer consume, these values may reflect differences in reindeer diet and possibly, human influences on it (Fjellström et al 2020;Salmi et al 2020a;Takken Beijersbergen et al 2021). In particular, it has been argued that especially relatively high values of nitrogen (δ 15 N) reflect foddering in the reindeer, as the replacement of low-nitrogen lichens in the winter diet with grasses, shrubs, and dried tree branches provided by humans would affect the stable isotope composition of the winter diet (Fjellström et al 2020;Salmi et al 2020a).…”

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“…However, other factors that affect nitrogen values in reindeer bone, antler, and teeth, such as feeding in different environments (e.g., boreal forest vs. tundra), starvation, seasonal variations in antler shedding between the sexes, a young age (before weaning at ca. 6-7 months of age) (e.g., Barboza and Parker 2006;Parker et al 2005;Takken Beijersbergen et al 2021), and their effects must be considered when analyzing the stable isotope values of reindeer tissue samples.…”

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The Archaeology of Reindeer Domestication and Herding Practices in Northern Fennoscandia

Salmi

2022

J Archaeol Res

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Animal domestication is a profound change for human societies, economies, and worldviews. The shifting definitions of animal domestication reflect its varying and process-like nature. Reindeer is one of the species whose domestication is not easily pinned down using standard definitions and research methodologies of animal domestication. In recent years, advances in archaeological methodology and the conceptual understanding of animal domestication have opened new avenues for research on this topic. This review summarizes recent research on the archaeology of reindeer domestication among the Indigenous Sámi of northern Fennoscandia. It compiles a chronological framework of reindeer domestication with an emphasis on the development of reindeer-herding practices and human–reindeer relationships. I argue that while a major transition to reindeer herding occurred among the Sámi from the 15th century onward, small-scale reindeer herding characterized by interspecies sociality, cooperation, and care developed earlier during the Late Iron Age, with regional variations in the timing and details of the events. By focusing on reindeer-herding practices and the human–reindeer relationships embedded in them, I also argue that reindeer domestication, and animal domestication in general, is a relationship constructed and constantly renegotiated in everyday interactions with the animals.

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The Archaeology of Reindeer Domestication and Herding Practices in Northern Fennoscandia

Salmi

2022

J Archaeol Res

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The role of status, diets, and mobility in understanding the impacts of urbanization in early medieval Bergen, Norway (St. Mary's Church): Insights from stable isotope analyses

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2023

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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This research examines the diets and mobility of higher status individuals buried in the St. Mary's (Mariakirken) churchyard (1140 and 1248 AD), located in Bergen, Norway. Stable isotope data are used to explore the role that diets (preferential access, choice of foods) may have played in mitigating the negative impacts of rapid urbanization. Dietary reconstruction involved analysis of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotope ratios from paired bone and tooth samples from St. Mary's individuals (N = 25). Oxygen isotope ratios (δ18O) were derived from analyses of tooth enamel carbonate to comment on individuals' origins and mobility (N = 26). Individual δ13C and δ15N collagen values indicate that St. Mary's individuals consumed variable diets, with some relying on marine animal protein almost exclusively, while others primarily consumed C3 plants or animals that consumed C3 plants as the main source of their dietary protein. δ18O ratios showed that some individuals originated outside of Bergen. Thus, the stable isotope evidence (δ13C and δ15N) indicates that diets of St. Mary's individuals were more varied, and in some cases, relied primarily on imported trade goods such as grain/grain fed animals, and marine resources. This reinforces the view that St. Mary's represented an affluent segment of the growing Bergen population, and that its members were heavily involved in trade. Oxygen isotopes show that some individuals spent time living outside of Bergen during childhood. These data suggest that diets were more variable within the St. Mary's sample than at contemporary Norwegian sites, and that the process of urbanization did not impact the people of Bergen in a unified way.

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Human–Reindeer Relationships and Reindeer Feeding: Perspectives from Archaeology and Reindeer Herders’ Knowledge

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Temporal and spatial variability of bone collagen stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic ratios of Norwegian reindeer

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The Archaeology of Reindeer Domestication and Herding Practices in Northern Fennoscandia

The Archaeology of Reindeer Domestication and Herding Practices in Northern Fennoscandia

The role of status, diets, and mobility in understanding the impacts of urbanization in early medieval Bergen, Norway (St. Mary's Church): Insights from stable isotope analyses

Human–Reindeer Relationships and Reindeer Feeding: Perspectives from Archaeology and Reindeer Herders’ Knowledge

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