Dental caries and stable isotopes analyses in the reconstruction of diet in Mesolithic (6815–5900 BC) individuals from Northeastern Poland

Tomczyk, Jacek; Regulski, Piotr; Lisowska-Gaczorek, Aleksandra; Szostek, Krzysztof

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.102141

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“…A number of studies on Central European societies that relied heavily on consumption of freshwater environments suggests that such a diet is reflected by δ 15 N values above 12 ‰ (e.g. Fernandes et al, 2015;Pospieszny, 2015;Tomczyk et al, 2019). Hence, the diet of investigated individuals in both regions was probably based mostly on terrestrial foodstuffs.…”

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Isotopic evidence of millet consumption in the Middle Bronze Age of East-Central Europe

Pospieszny

Makarowicz

Lewis

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Journal of Archaeological Science

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Isotopic evidence of millet consumption in the Middle Bronze Age of East-Central Europe

Pospieszny

Makarowicz

Lewis

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Journal of Archaeological Science

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“…Stable isotopes and oral indicators of diet such as dental caries and dental wear have been widely used in combination to reconstruct diet in past populations (Keenleyside, 2008; Petersone‐Gordina et al, 2018; Stantis et al, 2016; Tomczyk et al, 2020). The expansion of analyzed Sidonian individuals from previous isotopic research (Schutkowski & Ogden, 2011; Stantis et al, 2020) reflects the same general pattern of diet among all individuals analyzed: a restricted δ 13 C value range between −20‰ and −18‰ suggests a heavy reliance on C 3 crops with very little C 4 /marine input, although there is some variance within the population in terms of animal product consumption as evidenced with the δ 15 N range (5.2–12.2 per mille).…”

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Once were warriors: Challenging occupation preconceptions in Lebanese weapon‐associated burials (Middle Bronze Age, Sidon)

Kharobi

Stantis

Maaranen

et al. 2021

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Objectives Found throughout the ancient Near East during the Middle Bronze Age (ca. 2000–1600 BCE), many modern scholars emphasize that weapon‐associated burials are ideological and symbolic associations, not reflections of occupation. However, the term “warrior burial” still carries interpretive value that misinforms popular perception. The site of Sidon (Lebanon) offers an excellent context to discuss this phenomenon. Our paper aims to assess whether there are any commonalities or trends that set the Sidonian weapon‐associated burials (n = 6) apart from the rest of the assemblage (n = 62) beyond funerary practice and to explore any patterns regarding occupation and/or elite lifestyle. Materials and methods The six skeletons, presumed to be males with funerary practices, associated with high social status and cultural values awarded to the warrior elite, were examined using bioarchaeological methods (paleopathology, activity lesions, stable isotopes and non‐metric dental traits). Results Weapon‐associated burials shared similar pathological condition prevalence to the “non‐warriors.” Further, noweapons‐associated burials display common skeletal evidence of interpersonal violence. Additionally, they do not present specific entheseal changes suggestive of frequent weaponry use. δ13C and δ15N analysis of bone collagen found that all weapon‐associated burials except Burial 12 consumed a diet similar to the wider assemblage. Finally, the different avenues of statistical analysis using dental nonmetric traits indicate that the weapon‐associated burials were not from ancestry groups different from the rest of the Sidon population. Discussion Therefore, we conclude that associating those individuals with copper alloy weaponry is a funerary gesture reflecting more their social and/or cultural status than their occupation and lived experience. We suggest care when using the term “warrior burial” with these types of funerary practices, as it may conflate incorrect interpretation.

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Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare

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Dental caries and stable isotopes analyses in the reconstruction of diet in Mesolithic (6815–5900 BC) individuals from Northeastern Poland

Cited by 8 publications

References 42 publications

Isotopic evidence of millet consumption in the Middle Bronze Age of East-Central Europe

Isotopic evidence of millet consumption in the Middle Bronze Age of East-Central Europe

Once were warriors: Challenging occupation preconceptions in Lebanese weapon‐associated burials (Middle Bronze Age, Sidon)

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