Findings of canid remains in graves at different sites in the northeast of the Iberian 2 Peninsula are evidence of a widespread funerary practice that proliferated between the end 3 of the 3 rd and the 2 nd millennium BC, in particular, in the Early-Middle Bronze Age 4 contexts. The discovery of four foxes and a large number of dogs at the sites of Can 5 Roqueta (Barcelona) and Minferri (Lleida) respectively, stand out among the many 6 examples of these types of grave goods. In this work, we have made an approximation of 7 the relationship between humans and canids through the study of their diet by analysis of 8 stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen in bone collagen. These analyses were 9 complemented by archaeozoological, anthropological and archaeobotanical studies. The 10 comparison of human and animal diets comprised a total of 37 canids, 19 domestic 11 ungulates and 64 humans. The results indicate that the diet of the dogs was similar to that 12 of humans, although, δ 15 N values of dogs in Can Roqueta and Minferri are, on the average, 13 1.4‰ and 1.1‰, respectively, lower than those of humans. The offset between canids and 14 the herbivorous ungulates of each site is not up to the established minimum for a trophic 15 level, which implies an input of C3 plants and human intervention in the feeding of dogs 16 and some of the foxes. Some particular cases in Can Roqueta suggest a specific food 17 preparation, richer in cereals, for larger dogs (probably devoted to carrying loads), and 18 possibly for at least one of the foxes.
Since 2013 we built a working group formed by researchers, educators, social workers, communicators and educational psychologists to bring archaeological research to all types of audiences, especially those with limited access to scientific dissemination programmes. In particular, we refer to people with psychological disorders or physical disabilities, older adults, newcomers, social groups traditionally marginalized and people at risk of social exclusion. These groups are usually left out of scientific outreach projects. We regard this neglect as serious as we believe in an inclusive society and the neglect is exclusionary. This work covers archaeological outreach activities engaging with some groups that usually do not participate in, and enjoy, science, specifically with people with intellectual disabilities and mental illnesses, recently arrived immigrants, the elderly and Romani people. Although initially, our activities began in the neighbourhoods of the city centre of Barcelona, today they have spread to other cities in Spain.
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