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) …

Biogeochemical methods using stable isotopes and trace elements have been increasingly
developed and applied to reconstruct modern and ancient breastfeeding and weaning …

Abstract In European and many African, Middle Eastern and southern Asian populations,
lactase persistence (LP) is the most strongly selected monogenic trait to have evolved over …

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 …

Present-day domestic cattle are reproductively active throughout the year, which is a major
asset for dairy production. Large wild ungulates, in contrast, are seasonal breeders, as were …

Cattle dominate archaeozoological assemblages from the north-central Europe between the
sixth and fifth millennium BC and are frequently considered as exclusively used for their …

The application of biomolecular techniques to archaeological materials from the Balkans is
providing valuable new information on the prehistory of the region. This is especially …

Abstract Middle Neolithic Pitted Ware Complex (PWC) groups throughout the Baltic coastal
areas of Scandinavia almost exclusively exploited marine resources for their subsistence …

In south-eastern Romania, a prominent place was given to pigs in the Gumelniţa culture
(Late Chalcolithic, second half of 5th millennium BC); as was the highly prized wild boar …

Stable isotopic analysis of animal bone can elucidate how livestock were managed in the
past and help define animalenvironment interactions. The stable carbon (δ13C) and …