Beyond faith: Biomolecular evidence for changing urban economies in multi-faith medieval Portugal.
Alice TosoSimona SchifanoCharlotte OxboroughKrista McGrathLuke SpindlerAnabela CastroLucy EvangelistaVanessa FilipeMaria José GonçalvesAntonio MarquesInês Mendes da SilvaRaquel SantosMaria João ValenteIona McCleeryMichelle M AlexanderPublished in: American journal of physical anthropology (2021)
The results provide the first biomolecular evidence for a dietary revolution that is not evidenced in contemporaneous historical accounts. We find that society transitioned from a largely agro-pastoral economy under Islamic rule to one characterized by a new focus on marine resources under later Christian rule. This economic change led to the naissance of the marine economy that went on to characterize the early-modern period in Portugal and its global expansion.
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