Oxygen isotopes in bioarchaeology: Principles and applications, challenges and opportunities
S Pederzani, K Britton - Earth-Science Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
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) …
exploring major themes in bioarchaeology (the study of biological archaeological remains) …
[HTML][HTML] Last hunter-gatherers and first farmers of Europe
A Tresset, JD Vigne - Comptes rendus biologies, 2011 - Elsevier
The Neolithisation of Europe has seen the transformation of hunting-gathering societies into
farming communities. At least partly exogenous in its origins, this process led to major …
farming communities. At least partly exogenous in its origins, this process led to major …
Selection signatures in worldwide sheep populations
MI Fariello, B Servin, G Tosser-Klopp, R Rupp… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The diversity of populations in domestic species offers great opportunities to study genome
response to selection. The recently published Sheep HapMap dataset is a great example of …
response to selection. The recently published Sheep HapMap dataset is a great example of …
[HTML][HTML] Latitudinal gradient in dairy production with the introduction of farming in Atlantic Europe
The introduction of farming had far-reaching impacts on health, social structure and
demography. Although the spread of domesticated plants and animals has been extensively …
demography. Although the spread of domesticated plants and animals has been extensively …
Investigating seasonality and season of birth in past herds: a reference set of sheep enamel stable oxygen isotope ratios
Intra‐tooth sequential analysis of enamel δ18O is currently used to investigate birth
seasonality in past animal populations, offering new insights into seasonal availability of …
seasonality in past animal populations, offering new insights into seasonal availability of …
The isotope record of short-and long-term dietary changes in sheep tooth enamel: implications for quantitative reconstruction of paleodiets
Quantitative reconstruction of paleodiet by means of sequential sampling and carbon
isotope analysis in hypsodont tooth enamel requires a precise knowledge of the isotopic …
isotope analysis in hypsodont tooth enamel requires a precise knowledge of the isotopic …
Stable isotope insights (δ18O, δ13C) into cattle and sheep husbandry at Bercy (Paris, France, 4th millennium BC): birth seasonality and winter leaf foddering
M Balasse, L Boury, J Ughetto-Monfrin… - Environmental …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Bercy is a prehistoric village sited by the Seine river (Paris, France), whose main period of
occupation was dated to the very beginning of the 4th millennium BC. The animal …
occupation was dated to the very beginning of the 4th millennium BC. The animal …
Earliest expansion of animal husbandry beyond the Mediterranean zone in the sixth millennium BC
Since their domestication in the Mediterranean zone of Southwest Asia in the eighth
millennium BC, sheep, goats, pigs and cattle have been remarkably successful in colonizing …
millennium BC, sheep, goats, pigs and cattle have been remarkably successful in colonizing …
Seasonal calving in European Prehistoric cattle and its impacts on milk availability and cheese-making
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 …
asset for dairy production. Large wild ungulates, in contrast, are seasonal breeders, as were …
Pioneer farming in southeast Europe during the early sixth millennium BC: Climate-related adaptations in the exploitation of plants and animals
The Old World farming system arose in the semi-arid Mediterranean environments of
southwest Asia. Pioneer farmers settling the interior of the Balkans by the early sixth …
southwest Asia. Pioneer farmers settling the interior of the Balkans by the early sixth …