Why move starchy cereals? A review of the isotopic evidence for prehistoric millet consumption across Eurasia

E Lightfoot, X Liu, MK Jones - World Archaeology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The spread of agriculture is an important topic of archaeological research, but relatively few
studies address the drivers behind the spread of specific species empirically. Here we use …

Long-term dietary change in Atlantic and Mediterranean Iberia with the introduction of agriculture: a stable isotope perspective

M Cubas, R Peyroteo-Stjerna, M Fontanals-Coll… - Archaeological and …, 2019 - Springer
The Neolithic expansion in the Iberian Peninsula is marked by the introduction of livestock
and domesticated crops which modified subsistence strategies in an unprecedented …

In search of homelands: using strontium isotopes to identify biological markers of mobility in late prehistoric Portugal

AJ Waterman, DW Peate, AM Silva… - Journal of Archaeological …, 2014 - Elsevier
This study uses strontium isotopes (87 Sr/86 Sr) in dental enamel from burial populations
related to the fortified Chalcolithic settlement site of Zambujal (c. 2800–1800 BC) to …

Stable isotope analysis of diet‐based social differentiation at late prehistoric collective burials in South‐Western Portugal

AJ Waterman, RH Tykot, AM Silva - Archaeometry, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In the N eolithic and C opper A ge collective burials of the P ortuguese E stremadura, the
majority of material culture and skeletal remains are highly commingled, making it difficult for …

Essential tensions: A framework for exploring inequality through mortuary archaeology and bioarchaeology

CP Quinn, J Beck - Open Archaeology, 2016 - degruyter.com
Research on the emergence of institutionalized inequality has traditionally maintained an
analytical divide between lived institutions that affect daily life and performed institutions …

Diet and lifestyle in Bronze Age Northwest Spain: the collective burial of Cova do Santo

O López-Costas, G Müldner, AM Cortizas - Journal of Archaeological …, 2015 - Elsevier
A multidisciplinary investigation of the collective burial of Cova do Santo is presented as a
novel approach to understand daily life during the Bronze Age in Northwest Iberia. The …

Feeding a third millennium BC mega-site: Bioarchaeological analyses of palaeodiet and dental disease at Marroquíes (Jaén, Spain)

J Beck, MDZ Bonilla, H Bocherens… - Journal of Anthropological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Crashworthiness of a high-performance composite structure is associated to its energy
absorption capacity through controlled failure mechanisms during an impact or crushing …

When the bough breaks: childhood mortality and burial practice in Late Neolithic Atlantic Europe

AJ Waterman, JT Thomas - Oxford Journal of Archaeology, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Towards the end of the fifth millennium BC, a new funerary tradition developed in Iberia and
elsewhere in Atlantic Europe involving the use of megalithic tombs and natural or artificially …

Applying zooarchaeological methods to interpret mortuary behaviour and taphonomy in commingled burials: the case study of the Late Neolithic site of Bolores …

JE Mack, AJ Waterman, AM Racila… - International Journal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The rock‐cut tomb of Bolores in the Portuguese Estremadura dates primarily to the Late
Neolithic/Copper Age (2800–2600 BC) and, in a series of recent excavations, has yielded …

The Bell Beaker Phenomenon in Europe: A Harmony of Difference

M Vander Linden - Elements in the Archaeology of Europe, 2024 - cambridge.org
Covering vast swathes of Europe, the Bell Beaker Phenomenon has enjoyed a privileged
status in the history of archaeology and is often referred to as a key period in the transition …