The Late Iron Age in Switzerland: a review of anthropological, funerary, and isotopic studies

C Cooper, M Milella, S Lösch - Archaeological and anthropological …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Iron Age in continental Europe is a period of profound cultural and biological
importance with heterogeneous trends through space and time. Regional overviews are …

[HTML][HTML] Prehistoric Italian foodways: Meta-analysis of stable isotope data from the Neolithic to the Iron Age

M Farese, S Soncin, J Robb, MA Tafuri - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Italian Later Prehistory was characterised by profound changes that impacted
everyday life in many aspects. Whether or not and how such changes were reflected in the …

Bronze Age innovations and impact on human diet: A multi-isotopic and multi-proxy study of western Switzerland

A Varalli, J Desideri, M David-Elbiali, G Goude… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The archaeological Bronze Age record in Europe reveals unprecedented changes in
subsistence strategies due to innovative farming techniques and new crop cultivation …

Early medieval Italian Alps: reconstructing diet and mobility in the valleys

A Paladin, N Moghaddam, AE Stawinoga… - Archaeological and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract In Early Middle Ages (sixth–eleventh centuries AD), South Tyrol (Italian Alps)
played a key role for geographical and military reasons. Historical sources document that …

Geographic origin, ancestry, and death circumstances at the Cornaux/Les Sauges Iron Age bridge, Switzerland

Z Laffranchi, S Zingale, L Indra, V Coia… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Cornaux/Les Sauges (Switzerland, Late Iron Age) revealed remnants of a wooden
bridge, artifacts, and human and animal skeletal remains. The relationship between the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of lipid extraction on human bone collagen: Comparing stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values with and without lipid extraction

MB Krause, N Vang, L Ahlmeyer, TA Tung - Journal of Archaeological …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyzes 24 human bone fragments to assess how lipid extraction affects stable
carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios. Eighteen samples were archaeological bone and six …

Leprosy in medieval Denmark: Exploring life histories through a multi‐tissue and multi‐isotopic approach

A Brozou, BT Fuller, V Grimes… - American journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives By focusing on two Danish leprosaria (Næstved and Odense; 13th–16th c. CE)
and using diet and origin as proxies, we follow a multi‐isotopic approach to reconstruct life …

Patterns of funerary variability, diet, and developmental stress in a Celtic population from NE Italy (3rd-1st c BC)

Z Laffranchi, G Cavalieri Manasse, L Salzani… - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Little is known about the types of social organization characterizing the pre-Roman Celtic
populations of Italy. Here, we explore the funerary variability characterizing the late Iron Age …

Minimizing risk on the margins: Insights on Iron Age agriculture from stable isotope analyses in central Croatia

E Zavodny, BJ Culleton, SB McClure, DJ Kennett… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cultural responses to uncertainty and risk have long been an anthropological concern
because of the long-term social and economic consequences of these behaviors (eg, Bliege …

“Celts” up and down the Alps. Insights on mobility patterns in the pre‐Roman/Celtic population from Verona (NE Italy, 3rd–1st c. BCE): A multi‐isotopic approach

Z Laffranchi, A Granados‐Torres… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objectives The Late Iron Age in continental Europe featured complex demographic
processes including, among others, the establishment of transalpine “Celtic” communities on …