Stuart-Lawson, J. and Curtis-Summers, S. (2021). Reconstructing the childhood diet of individuals buried with the Pictish monastic community at Portmahomack. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 150. Vol 150, Edinburgh: Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. pp. 385-406.
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Reconstructing the childhood diet of individuals buried with the Pictish monastic community at Portmahomack | ||||||||
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Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 150 | ||||||||
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Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | ||||||||
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385 - 406 | ||||||||
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This research aims to reconstruct the childhood diets (aged 9–10 years) of the individuals buried during the active years of the Pictish monastic community (hereafter referred to as PMC) from early medieval (7th–11th century) Portmahomack in north-east Scotland, using 13C and 15N isotopes. Dietary reconstructions were achieved by isotope analysis of δ13C and δ15N on the tooth root apex from permanent first molars (M1) of 26 adult male individuals. The results indicate that the indi-viduals in PMC predominantly consumed terrestrial C3 resources during childhood, with a rich terrestrial protein diet and some marine resource consumption. Statistically significant differences were observed between childhood and adulthood diets (the latter derived from previous research), suggesting that when these individuals were children, they consumed more marine protein than in later years as adults. This is true for all individuals, whether or not they spent significant time in Portmahomack during their childhoods. This is the most extensive study of the childhood diet of in-dividuals from the PMC and so makes a significant contribution to augmenting information on diet and lifestyles in Pictish Scotland. | ||||||||
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2021 | ||||||||
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02 Feb 2022 |
