Early Weaning of Neolithic Domestic Cattle (Bercy, France) Revealed by Intra-tooth Variation in Nitrogen Isotope Ratios

By M. Balasse, A. Tresset. 2002

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Subfields: Archeology, Ecology, Paleontology

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On the history of cattle genetic resources (2014, background): “This is confirmed by 15N/14N ratios in calf teeth from ancient French calves as evidence of early weaning [63].”
Early Neolithic diet and animal husbandry: stable isotope evidence from three Linearbandkeramik (LBK) sites in Central Germany (2011, background): “…stable isotope composition in human and animal bone or dentine collagen allows the reconstruction of human palaeodiets (Ambrose, 1993; Schwarcz and Schoeninger, 1991) as well as early animal husbandry strategies (Balasse et al., 2002; Balasse and Tresset, 2002; Noe- Nygaard et al., 2005).”
Stable isotope insights (δ18O, δ13C) into cattle and sheep husbandry at Bercy (Paris, France, 4th millennium BC): birth seasonality and winter leaf foddering (2012, background): “Cattle were raised for meat but also for milk, as suggested by the presence of old individuals, presumably cast milk cows, and a very high mortality of young individuals reflecting probably a post-lactation slaughter (Tresset 1996; 1997; Balasse et al. 1997; 2000; Balasse and Tresset 2002).”
Estimating weaning and early childhood diet from serial micro-samples of dentin collagen (2011, unknown): “Such micro-sampling combined with stable isotope analysis has been applied to dental tissues of animals (e.g., Balasse and Tresset, 2002; Balasse et al., 2001; Zazzo et al., 2006; Humphrey et al., 2008a, 2008b; Kirsanow et al., 2008), but to our knowledge has only recently been applied to human…”
Finding Fodder and Tracking Transhumance: Isotopic Detection of Goat Domestication Processes in the Near East (2012, background): “Capra ibex (Nubian ibex) were also occasionally exploited at the site (Bar-Gal et al. 2002), and although ibex were never domesticated, it is possible that humans may have experimented with managing the ibex in addition to the bezoar goat.”
The Origins of Lactase Persistence in Europe (2009, background): “Thereby, cattle herding is in most cases connected with kill-of profiles indicative for dairying [22,50–55].”