A5076606756- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Archaeological and Geological Studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Ancient Near East History
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Marine animal studies overview
- Diverse Cultural and Historical Studies
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2016-2025
Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier
2016-2025
Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes
2015-2025
ASM International
2024
Archéologie et Histoire Ancienne : Méditerranée – Europe
2008-2021
Centre International deHautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes
2020
Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives
2015
French School at Athens
2015
Université de Bourgogne
2010
La Roche College
2010
The spread of farming from western Asia to Europe had profound long-term social and ecological impacts, but identification the specific nature Neolithic land management practices dietary contribution early crops has been problematic. Here, we present previously undescribed stable isotope determinations charred cereals pulses 13 sites across (dating ca. 5900-2400 cal B.C.), which show that farmers used livestock manure water enhance crop yields. Intensive manuring inextricably linked plant...
We use stable isotope analysis of crop, faunal and human remains to investigate agricultural strategies diet at EBA-LBA Archontiko MBA-LBA Thessaloniki Toumba. Crop production varied between settlements, phases species; flexibility is also apparent within the crop stores individual houses. Escalating manuring intensity LBA Toumba coincides with large co-residential 'blocks' geared towards hoarding surpluses, spectacularly preserved by fire nearby Assiros Faunal values reflect a range feeding...
Though chickens are the most numerous and ubiquitous domestic bird, their origins, circumstances of initial association with people, routes along which they dispersed across world remain controversial. In order to establish a robust spatial temporal framework for origins dispersal, we assessed archaeological occurrences status from ∼600 sites in 89 countries by combining zoogeographic, morphological, osteometric, stratigraphic, contextual, iconographic, textual data. Our results suggest that...
Donkeys transformed human history as essential beasts of burden for long-distance movement, especially across semi-arid and upland environments. They remain insufficiently studied despite globally expanding providing key support to low- middle-income communities. To elucidate their domestication history, we constructed a comprehensive genome panel 207 modern 31 ancient donkeys, well 15 wild equids. We found strong phylogeographic structure in donkeys that supports single Africa ~5000 BCE,...
Abstract Horses revolutionized human history with fast mobility 1 . However, the timeline between their domestication and widespread integration as a means of transport remains contentious 2–4 Here we assemble collection 475 ancient horse genomes to assess period when these animals were first reshaped by agency in Eurasia. We find that reproductive control modern domestic lineage emerged around 2200 bce , through close-kin mating shortened generation times. Reproductive following severe...
Right whales ( Eubalaena glacialis ) were extirpated from the eastern North Atlantic by commercial whaling. Grey Eschrichtius robustus disappeared entire in still-mysterious circumstances. Here, we test hypotheses that both species previously occurred Mediterranean Sea, an area not currently considered part of their historical range. We used ancient DNA barcoding and collagen fingerprinting methods to taxonomically identify a rare set 10 presumed whale bones Roman pre-Roman archaeological...
Understanding how domestic mammal species evolved through time provides insight into the artificial and natural selection processes that have shaped diversity of animals. The focus this article is morphometric evolution sheep, goats suids in Northwestern Mediterranean Basin over last 8000 years, employing a 2D geometric morphometrics protocol applied to third lower molars. Using comprehensive dataset comprising 2798 archaeological specimens from 176 sites Southern France Spanish Catalonia,...
Background The classification of ancient animal corpses at the species level remains a challenging task for forensic scientists and anthropologists. Severe damage mixed, tiny pieces originating from several skeletons may render morphological virtually impossible. Standard approaches are based on sequencing mitochondrial nuclear targets. Methodology/Principal Findings We present method that can accurately classify mammalian using dental pulp mass spectrometry peptide profiling. Our work was...
Alongside horses, donkeys and their first-generation hybrids represent members of the Equidae family known for social, economic symbolic importance in protohistoric historical France. However, relative respective roles different regions time periods are difficult to assess based on textual, iconographic archaeological evidence. This is both due incomplete, partial scattered sources difficulties accurately assign fragmentary remains at proper taxonomic level. DNA-based methods, however, allow...
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Abstract Phylogeographic patterns in large mammals result from natural environmental factors and anthropogenic effects, which some cases include domestication. The grey wolf was once widely distributed across the Holarctic, but experienced phylogeographic shifts demographic declines during Holocene. In 19th–20th centuries, species became extirpated parts of Europe due to direct extermination habitat loss. We reconstructed evolutionary history extinct Western European wolves based on...
Two major settlements were established in the Empordà region (north-eastern Iberian Peninsula) Iron Age (6th-2nd centuries BC), 15 km from each other: Greek colony of Empúries and city Ullastret. This coexistence two different ethnic entities same – environment presents an opportunity to shed light on variability livestock practices these settlements, as well their relationship with environment. For this purpose, addition traditional zooarchaeological approaches, we reconstructed animal...
The societies living in the present-day Languedoc region during Iron Age (7th-2nd c. BC) experienced a series of progressive transformations, including demographic growth and an increase social differentiation, affecting their economic, political structure. This context certainly influenced economic organisation, farming strategies. However, relationship between animal husbandry economical is not completely understood Languedoc. Two key issues – feeding strategies mobility hinterlands are...
Fouillée au milieu du XXe siècle dans le cadre de sauvetages en rural, la nécropole protohistorique éponyme Grand Bassin‑II a livré 57 tombes et un bûcher funéraire datés entre deuxième quart VIe s. début Ve av. n. è. L'étude mobilier, son mode dépôt, ses associations, mais aussi l'étude anthropologique l'analyse l'architecture, confirment ce qui avait été précédemment observé sur d'autres nécropoles contemporaines, particulier l'évolution des pratiques funéraires à fin premier âge Fer.
Abstract The agrimi goat Capra aegagrus cretica is unique to Crete and its offshore islands. It has been identified as a sub‐species of the wild bezoar Erxleben, 1777, which it closely resembles in horn shape, body form coloration. This classification disputed by some researchers who claim that are feral goats, derived from early domestic stock brought island first Neolithic settlers. In order clarify this issue, DNA analyses (cytochrome b D loop sequences) were carried out on tissue live...
This paper presents the results of a pilot study using dental microwear analysis on 23 sheep and goat teeth dated to 6th century BC from Iron Age site El Turó Font de la Canya (Barcelona, Spain). aimed reconstruct livestock management practices landscape use. The pattern indicates that goats could have been grazing in same area where vegetation was composed shrubs, bushes non-graminaceous plants an eroded landscape, although additional supplies fodder cannot be excluded. scenario is...