New insights on Neolithic food and mobility patterns in Mediterranean coastal populations.
Gwenaëlle GoudeDomingo C Salazar-GarcíaRobert C PowerMaïté RivollatLionel GourichonMarie-France DeguillouxMarie-Hélène PemongeLaurent BoubyDidier BinderPublished in: American journal of physical anthropology (2020)
Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios indicate a consumption of protein by humans mainly focused on terrestrial animals and possible exploitation of marine resources for one male and one undetermined adult. Sulfur stable isotope ratios allowed distinguishing groups with different geographical origins, including two females possibly more exposed to the sea spray effect. While strontium isotope data do not indicate different origins for the individuals, mitochondrial lineage diversity from petrous bone DNA suggests the burial includes genetically differentiated groups or a group practicing patrilocality. Moreover, the diversity of plant microremains recorded in dental calculus provide the first evidence that the groups of Les Bréguières consumed a wide breadth of plant foods (as cereals and wild taxa) that required access to diverse environments. This transdisciplinary research paves the way for new perspectives and highlights the relevance for novel research of contexts (whether recently discovered or in museum collections) excavated near shorelines, due to the richness of the biodiversity and the wide range of edible resources available.
Keyphrases
- human health
- oxidative stress
- heavy metals
- electronic health record
- circulating tumor
- bone mineral density
- internal carotid artery
- cell free
- risk assessment
- single cell
- protein protein
- oral health
- high resolution
- soft tissue
- deep learning
- postmenopausal women
- machine learning
- amino acid
- gas chromatography
- data analysis
- circulating tumor cells