Oxygen isotope analyses of skeletal remains (18 O/16 O, δ 18 O) are a powerful tool for
exploring major themes in bioarchaeology (the study of biological archaeological remains) …

The use of stable isotope ratio analysis in archaeology has exploded over the past few
decades to the point where it is now an established tool that is routinely used to investigate …

In temperate latitudes sheep have a seasonal reproductive behaviour, which imposes strong
constraints on husbandry in terms of work organization and availability of animal products …

This paper aims to identify a series of conceptual, strategic and technological challenges
facing archaeozoology (and archaeobotany) in order to better understand when, where, how …

Sheep remains constitute the main archaeozoological evidence for the presence of Early
Neolithic human groups in the highlands of the Southern Pyrenees but understanding the …

Here we report bone phosphate oxygen (δ18Op) values from perinates/neonates and
infants (< 3.5 years; n= 32); children (4–12 years; n= 12); unsexed juveniles (16–18 years; …

Despite the important role of livestock farming amongst Iron Age communities living in
mountain regions, there is little information about livestock management, and particularly …

This paper focuses on the palaeoethological study of steppe bison (Bison priscus), a
Eurasiatic species that disappeared at the end of the Pleistocene. In the Southern steppe of …

Dietary intake, drinking behavior, and physiology together influence the isotopic composition
of herbivore tooth enamel, but the degree to which these factors influence the sequence of δ …

Cheia (early 5th millennium cal BC) is a prehistoric village in the Dobrodgea province in
Romania. Its occupation is attributed to the Early Eneolithic period or Hamangia III phase …