Contribution to Mediterranean medieval dietary studies: Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope data of marine and catadromous fish from Provence (9th–14th CE)

Mion, Leïa; André, Tatiana; Mailloux, Anne; Sternberg, Myriam; Muñiz, Arturo Morales; Roselló‐Izquierdo, Eufrasia; Rodríguez, Laura Llorente; Herrscher, Estelle

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2022.108016

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“… δ 13 C and δ 15 N of fauna and humans analysed in the present study and C 3 cereals by Knipper et al (2020) 27 , C 4 cereals by Nitsch et al 28 , marine fish by Alexander et al 17 , López-Costas and Müldner 29 , and Mion et al 30 ; and freshwater fish by Mion et al 30 . …”

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“…Individuals predating the establishment of the Order of Calatrava in the Castle of Zorita de los Canes are most likely located in the deepest, as-yet-unexcavated, parts of this necropolis or in altered tombs with multiple individuals (e.g., skeletal elements not related to complete individuals discovered in tombs 1, 4, 17, 18, and 27). Additionally, early remains (2020) 27 , C 4 cereals by Nitsch et al 28 , marine fish by Alexander et al 17 , López-Costas and Müldner 29 , and Mion et al 30 ; and freshwater fish by Mion et al 30 . www.nature.com/scientificreports/ marked with order crosses were discovered, reminiscent of those found in Évora, Portugal, later recognized as the Order of Évora 31 .…”

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“…We considered six primary food groups: C 3 crops (Triticum aestivum-durum or wheat, and Hordeum vulgare L. or barley), C 4 crops (Panicum miliaceum or broomcorn millet), cattle (Bos taurus), ovicaprid, pigs (Sus scrofa), poultry (Gallus gallus), and marine and freshwater resources (Anguilla anguilla, Argyrosomus regius, Dicentrarchus labrax, Diplodus sargus, Delphinidae, Merlucciidae, Mugilidae, Scombridae, Sparus aurata, and Zeus faber). Due to the absence of marine remains and C 3 and/or C 4 plant seeds at Castillo de Zorita, we used the δ 13 C and δ 15 N values available in the literature -C 3 cereals by Knipper et al 27 , C 4 cereals by Nitsch et al 28 , Alexander et al 17 , López-Costas and Müldner 29 , and Mion et al 30 ; and freshwater fish by Mion et al 30 . Consequently, it is essential to acknowledge the limitations of our Bayesian model.…”

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Unravelling social status in the first medieval military order of the Iberian Peninsula using isotope analysis

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Lloveras

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Medieval Iberia witnessed the complex negotiation of religious, social, and economic identities, including the formation of religious orders that played a major role in border disputes and conflicts. While archival records provide insights into the compositions of these orders, there have been few direct dietary or osteoarchaeological studies to date. Here, we analysed 25 individuals discovered at the Zorita de los Canes Castle church cemetery, Guadalajara, Spain, where members of one of the first religious orders, the Order of Calatrava knights, were buried between the 12th to 15th centuries CE. Stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope analyses of bone collagen reveal dietary patterns typical of the Medieval social elite, with the Bayesian R model, ‘Simmr’ suggesting a diet rich in poultry and marine fish in this inland population. Social comparisons and statistical analyses further support the idea that the order predominantly comprised the lower nobility and urban elite in agreement with historical sources. Our study suggests that while the cemetery primarily served the order's elite, the presence of individuals with diverse dietary patterns may indicate complexities of temporal use or wider social interaction of the medieval military order.

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