Stable Isotope Evidence of Diet at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey
By M. Richards, Jessica Pearson, T. Molleson, Nerissa Russell, Louise Martin. 2003
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We report here new evidence for human subsistence from stable isotope analysis of humans and fauna from Catalhoyuk. The analyses complement other lines of subsistence evidence, and indicate that, contrary to the original excavator James Mellaart's assertion (Mellaart, 1975), cattle was unlikely to have been the main source of dietary protein for all occupants. The analyses have also indicated the incorporation of C4 plants into diets, which was previously unrecognized. In addition, the stable isotope measurements of juveniles have provided an indication of the age of weaning in this Early Neolithic society.
Subfields: Ecology, Geography, Planning and Development, Paleontology
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- Age-related variation in isotopic indicators of diet at medieval Kulubnarti, Sudanese Nubia (2007, background): “…metabolic effects of water stress (Ambrose, 1991), and human subsistence variation in a wide variety of ecological contexts (Larsen et al., 1992; Pate, 1997; Katzenberg & Weber, 1999; Aufderheide & Santoro, 1999; White et al., 2001; Richards et al., 2003; Papathanasiou, 2003; Yoneda et al., 2004).”
- New light on early caprine herding strategies from isotope analysis : a case study from Neolithic Anatolia (2007, background): “This reliance upon domestic caprines as the main animal protein source was also detected in an earlier pilot isotope study at the site (Richards et al., 2003; Richards and Pearson, 2005).”
- New Directions in Bioarchaeology: Recent Contributions to the Study of Human Social Identities (2008, background): “While potentially complementary to paleodiet data derived from carbon and nitrogen isotopes, more research on variability in different ecosystems and geographic regions and on the behavior of sulfur in the body is necessary (Craig et al. 2006; Richards et al. 2003).”