A5017585620- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Historical and Archaeological Studies
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Digestive system and related health
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Culinary Culture and Tourism
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
- Bone and Dental Protein Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
- Marine and environmental studies
- Livestock Management and Performance Improvement
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Ancient Near East History
- Linguistics and language evolution
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Colonialism, slavery, and trade
University of Algarve
2020-2025
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Zentrale
2023-2025
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2011-2023
Sorbonne Université
2016-2023
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
2012-2023
Archéozoologie et Archéobotanique
2011-2022
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, Abteilung Rom
2022
Kiel University
2017-2021
University of Bristol
2018
Google (United States)
2017
In the absence of any direct evidence, relative importance meat and dairy productions to Neolithic prehistoric Mediterranean communities has been extensively debated. Here, we combine lipid residue analysis ceramic vessels with osteo-archaeological age-at-death from 82 northern Near Eastern sites dating seventh fifth millennia BC address this question. The findings show variable intensities in nondairy activities region slaughter profiles domesticated ruminants mirroring results organic...
Cattle dominate archaeozoological assemblages from the north-central Europe between sixth and fifth millennium BC are frequently considered as exclusively used for their meat. Dairy products may have played a greater role than previously believed. Selective pressure on lactase persistence mutation has been modelled to begun 6000 4000 years ago in central Europe. The discovery of milk lipids late ceramic sieves Poland reflect an isolated regional peculiarity cheese making or signify more...
Abstract Borduşani-Popină is a Gumelniţa tell site in south-eastern Romania. The cattle mortality profile suggests husbandry oriented towards prime meat exploitation and dairy production highlighted by the keeping of to advanced age. Besides, culling strategy also targeted young calves. A stable isotope ratio study was undertaken on dental rows. Bone dentine collagen δ15N values show that calves within slaughtering peak were well-advanced weaning process, suggesting slaughter delayed until...
Present-day domestic cattle are reproductively active throughout the year, which is a major asset for dairy production. Large wild ungulates, in contrast, seasonal breeders, as were last historic representatives of aurochs, ancestors cattle. Aseasonal reproduction consequence domestication and herding, but exactly when this capacity developed still unknown extent to early farming communities controlled seasonality debated. Seasonal or aseasonal calving would have shaped socio-economic...
Zoonoses are among the greatest threats to human health, with many zoonotic pathogens believed have emerged during prehistory. Palaeomicrobiological investigations of zooarchaeological record hold potential uncover reservoirs, host ranges, and adaptations but face challenges in identifying promising specimens pathogen DNA preservation. We performed palaeopathological genetic examinations 346 skeletal elements from domesticated wild animals collected 34 Eurasian sites dating across last six...
Abstract The North‐Western Mediterranean witnessed a rapid expansion of farmers and their livestock during the Early Neolithic period. Depending on region, cattle played more or less important role in these communities; however how animals were exploited for milk is not clear. Here we investigate calf mortality to determine indirectly whether dairying was practised by stock herders. Age‐at‐death (AtD) frequencies calves from two sites: Trasano (Italy, Impressa culture: 7–6 th millennium BC)...
Schipluiden (3630–3380 cal BC), the earliest known year-round settlement in Rhine-Meuse Delta Netherlands, is a key site for addressing nature of Neolithic subsistence wetlands northwestern Europe. A preliminary zooarchaeological study suggested that cattle husbandry was major activity at Schipluiden. In contrast, stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses human remains from indicated marine-oriented diet, implying Mesolithic-Neolithic dietary transition continued well into mid-4th...
Abstract The plant and animal components of Linearbandkeramik (LBK) subsistence systems were remarkably uniform with cattle, emmer einkorn wheat providing the primary source sustenance for Europe’s earliest agricultural communities. This apparent homogeneity in use has been implicitly understood to indicate corresponding similarity types husbandry practices employed by LBK farmers across entire distribution culture. Here, we examine results from stable (δ 13 C/δ 15 N) isotope analysis bone...
Archaeozoological assemblages are important sources of information on past management strategies, which influenced by cultural practices as well the physical geography and climate. Sheep, goat cattle arrived in Europe with early Neolithic migrants. Their distribution is believed to have been mainly European regions although individual species may held symbolic importance for specific cultures. Domesticated animal mortality data derived from dental eruption, wear replacement can provide...
Stable isotope analysis is an essential investigative technique, complementary to more traditional zooarchaeological approaches elucidating animal keeping practices. Carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable values of 132 domesticates (cattle, caprines pigs) were evaluated investigate one aspect keeping, forage, at the Late Chalcolithic (mid-fourth millennium BC) site Çamlıbel Tarlası, which located in north-central Anatolia. The analyses indicated that all had diets based predominantly on C3...
<title>Abstract</title> Stable isotope signatures of domesticates found on archaeology sites provide information about past human behaviour, such as the evolution and adaptation husbandry strategies. A dynamic phase in cattle is during 6th millennium BCE, where first herders central Europe spread rapidly through diverse forested ecological niches, little known pasturing Here we investigate foddering practices using a multi-regional dataset stable values (δ13C δ18O; compound-specific isotopic...
Abstract During the sixth millennium bce , first farmers of Central Europe rapidly expanded across a varied mosaic forested environments. Such environments would have offered important sources mineral-rich animal feed and shelter, prompting question: to what extent did early exploit forests raise their herds? Here, resolve this, we assembled multi-regional datasets, comprising bulk compound-specific stable isotope values from zooarchaeological remains pottery, conducted cross-correlation...
For cattle (Bos taurus), age estimations using dental criteria before the eruption of first molar (3–8 months) have large error margins. This hampers archaeozoological investigation into perinatal mortality or putative slaughtering very young calves for milk exploitation. Previous ageing methods subjuveniles focused on length unfused bones, but it is rarely possible to use them because they are restricted foetuses and fragmentation bones. paper presents new prediction models based length,...