Lubell, D., Jackes, M., Schwarcz, H. P., Knyf, M. and Meiklejohn, C. (1994). The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in Portugal: isotopic and dental evidence of diet. J Archaeol Sci 21 (2). Vol 21(2), pp. 201-216.
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The Mesolithic-Neolithic transition in Portugal: isotopic and dental evidence of diet | ||||||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
J Archaeol Sci 21 (2) | ||||||||
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Journal of Archaeological Science | ||||||||
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21 (2) | ||||||||
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201 - 216 | ||||||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
Paired radiocarbon (AMS) and stable isotope ( * 13C and * 15N) analyses of human bone collagen from Portuguese Mesolithic and Neolithic skeletons suggest a marked change of diet just prior to 7,000 BP, at the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition. The Mesolithic diet was based on foods of both marine and terrestrial origins, while the Neolithic diet was more dependent on terrestrial food sources. A linear correlation trend between * 13C and * 15N for the Mesolithic samples implies that the marine component of their diet was isotopically homogeneous, and consisted either of a well-defined mixture of several species, or a single species that was consistently exploited. Changes in the rate and type of dental attrition and differences in dental pathology confirm that the change of diet was established by 7,000 BP, but suggest that the trend had been initiated soon after 8,000 BP. | ||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1994 | ||||||||
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20 Jan 2002 |
