Here we present the Compendium Isotoporum Medii Aevi (CIMA), an open-access database
gathering more than 50,000 isotopic measurements for bioarchaeological samples located …

Sediments serve as an archive of human and animal activity and environmental conditions
through their physical and chemical properties as well as captured biological traces …

Human activities have shaped the environment since long before the advent of agriculture
and resulted in anthropogenic landscapes, which are sometimes perceived as natural, but …

Past human activities can be reflected in the elemental composition of contemporary soils.
The paper is tackling the problem whether it is possible to distinguish prehistoric residential …

The enhancement of crop yields through manuring has been attested since early farming
prehistory in many parts of the world. This article reviews the history of research into the …

This study presents the results of a geochemical and LiDAR survey analysis carried out at
the deserted medieval settlement and fortified manorial farm (motte-and-bailey) in Čečín, in …

The determination of δ13C and δ15N values is a common method in archaeological isotope
analysis—in studying botanical and human remains, dietary practices, and less typically …

Stable isotope analysis (N and C) of fossil cereal grains is regularly explored as a means of
obtaining insights to past crop growing conditions and agricultural practices. In this study, we …

Medieval southern Italy is typically viewed as a region where political, religious, and cultural
systems coexisted and clashed. Written sources often focus on elites and give an image of a …

Abstract The Balearic Islands were colonised around the transition from the Chalcolithic to
the Bronze Age, not earlier than 2300 cal bce and certainly much later than any central or …