Noyens-sur-Seine, site stratifié en milieu fluviatile : une étude multidisciplinaire intégrée

Marinval-Vigne, Marie-Christine; Mordant, Daniel; Auboire, Guy; Augereau, Anne; Bailón, Salvador; Dauphin, Cécile; Delibrias, G.; Krier, Vincent; Leclerc, Anne-Marie; Leroyer, Chantal; Marinval, Philippe; Mordant, Сlaude; Rodriguez, Patrice; Vilette, Philippe; Vigne, Jean‐Denis

doi:10.3406/bspf.1989.9894

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“…Although we cannot exclude the possibility that this group includes some hybrid or feral individuals, this group as a whole most likely represents a population that had been domesticated for several thousand years. To generate a baseline for wild tooth shape, we grouped Mesolithic specimens (all of which were sampled from time periods prior to the introduction of domestic pigs from the Near East) from Romania, Switzerland [ 36 ] and France [ 37 ]. The inclusion of Mesolithic wild boar outside Romania (where our sample size was small) ensured that we maximized the shape variability associated with wild boar.…”

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Unravelling the complexity of domestication: a case study using morphometrics and ancient DNA analyses of archaeological pigs from Romania

Evin

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Bălășescu³

et al. 2015

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Current evidence suggests that pigs were first domesticated in Eastern Anatolia during the ninth millennium cal BC before dispersing into Europe with Early Neolithic farmers from the beginning of the seventh millennium. Recent ancient DNA (aDNA) research also indicates the incorporation of European wild boar into domestic stock during the Neolithization process. In order to establish the timing of the arrival of domestic pigs into Europe, and to test hypotheses regarding the role European wild boar played in the domestication process, we combined a geometric morphometric analysis (allowing us to combine tooth size and shape) of 449 Romanian ancient teeth with aDNA analysis. Our results firstly substantiate claims that the first domestic pigs in Romania possessed the same mtDNA signatures found in Neolithic pigs in west and central Anatolia. Second, we identified a significant proportion of individuals with large molars whose tooth shape matched that of archaeological (likely) domestic pigs. These large ‘domestic shape’ specimens were present from the outset of the Romanian Neolithic (6100–5500 cal BC) through to later prehistory, suggesting a long history of admixture between introduced domestic pigs and local wild boar. Finally, we confirmed a turnover in mitochondrial lineages found in domestic pigs, possibly coincident with human migration into Anatolia and the Levant that occurred in later prehistory.

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Unravelling the complexity of domestication: a case study using morphometrics and ancient DNA analyses of archaeological pigs from Romania

Evin

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Bălășescu³

et al. 2015

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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“…This open-air site with peat levels yielded not only well-preserved bones, but also vegetal artefacts such as a monoxyl boat and fishing nets. The main occupation was during the late Boreal, around 8000 years BP, and corresponds to the Mesolithic culture (Marinval-Vigne et al, 1989). The studied fauna includes terrestrial animals such as red deer Cervus elaphus, roe deer Capreolus capreolus, aurochs Bos primigenius, wild boar Sus scrofa, wolf Canis lupus, fox Vulpes vulpes, lynx Lynx lynx, as well as freshwater dwellers such as otter Lutra lutra and European pond turtle Emys orbicularis.…”

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“…The studied fauna includes terrestrial animals such as red deer Cervus elaphus, roe deer Capreolus capreolus, aurochs Bos primigenius, wild boar Sus scrofa, wolf Canis lupus, fox Vulpes vulpes, lynx Lynx lynx, as well as freshwater dwellers such as otter Lutra lutra and European pond turtle Emys orbicularis. This last species was included as its bones bear numerous cut marks and burning traces that testify that European pond turtles were consumed by humans in this site (Marinval-Vigne et al, 1989). This species is also abundantly represented in European Holocene sites close to water bodies and was consumed by prehistoric people (e.g., Lehmkuhl, 1989;Cheylan, 1998;Gramsch and Larsson, 2001;Kerkesz, 2002;Lillie et al, 2003;Bösl et al, 2006;Sommer et al, 2007;Chiquet and Chaix, 2009).…”

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Preservation of bone collagen sulphur isotopic compositions in an early Holocene river-bank archaeological site

Bocherens

Drucker

Taubald

2011

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

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International audienceThis study investigates the reliability of the sulphur isotopic compositions (δ 34 S) of collagen in archaeological bones from an early Holocene riverbank site, Noyen-sur-Seine (France). The chemical composition (C, N, S) of whole bones compared to those of bones from cave sites suggests that contamination with sulphur is higher in the bones sampled from river bank deposits compared to those from caves, especially those that occur well above the water table. Sulphur content in fresh bone collagen suggests specific values for different mammal taxa, while sulphur content in reptile bones may not always be higher than those of mammals. In the early Holocene bones from Noyen-sur-Seine, the collagen has chemical characteristics within the overall range observed in modern bone collagen. However, co-variation between some diagenetic indicators, such as sulphur content and N/S in whole bone, %S in collagen, and S yield, and δ 34 S values of collagen from the same species or ecological groups indicate that some diagenetic alteration may have influenced the collagen. Excluding samples possibly affected by this alteration, a difference in δ 34 S is measured between freshwater and terrestrial fauna. We recommend further work on the collagen sulphur contents in different species. Moreover, whole bone chemical compositions may help to screen samples for sulphur isotopic analyses of collagen that are to be used for palaeodietary reconstructions

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“…Remains of fish are very rare in northern France and generally post-date the Preboreal period, which could be due to the poor conditions of collagen preservation as observed on the mammal remains. In northern France, fish remains come mainly from Northern pike (Esox lucius) and European eel (Anguilla anguilla), as well as European perch (Perca fluviatilis) and cyprinids (Cyprinidae) (Marinval-Vigne et al 1989;Ducrocq 2014). The fluviatile environment is dominated by peat deposit, and the aquatic ecosystem is highly influenced by terrestrial input and shows relatively low productivity.…”

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Environment and human subsistence in Northern France at the Late Glacial to early Holocene transition

Drucker

Bridault

Ducrocq

et al. 2020

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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The Late Glacial and early Holocene (ca. 15,000-6,000 cal BP) witnessed major changes in the environmental conditions which led to the establishment of temperate vegetation and animal species, thereby offering new subsistence opportunities to the population of hunter-gatherers. Measurements of the relative abundances in 13 C and 15 N were applied to large herbivores from northern France to document the change in their habitat. During the early Holocene, red deer show a decrease in δ 13 C values most likely reflecting the effect of a dense canopy and an increase in δ 15 N values probably linked to the increased soil activity of soils in foraged territories. Aurochs and roe deer δ 13 C values also revealed a more densely forested habitat at the end of the Preboreal, while the δ 13 C values of the wild boar indicate dependence on fruits and underground tubers that were not affected by the canopy effect. Three human individuals from Val-de-Reuil and La Chaussée-Tirancourt dated to the Preboreal period provided relatively high δ 15 N values when compared with the local fauna and other early Mesolithic humans, which might have resulted from the consumption of freshwater resources especially at Val-de-Reuil. The δ 34 S values appear to depend more on the geographical location of the individual, as demonstrated by the difference among wild boar δ 34 S values between sites, rather than related to the protein source of the diet, namely, terrestrial versus aquatic. Our results confirm the influence of the forest ecosystem on the environment and diet of the considered early Mesolithic human of northern France, while the possible contribution of the aquatic ecosystem still needs to be documented.

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Noyens-sur-Seine, site stratifié en milieu fluviatile : une étude multidisciplinaire intégrée

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Unravelling the complexity of domestication: a case study using morphometrics and ancient DNA analyses of archaeological pigs from Romania

Unravelling the complexity of domestication: a case study using morphometrics and ancient DNA analyses of archaeological pigs from Romania

Preservation of bone collagen sulphur isotopic compositions in an early Holocene river-bank archaeological site

Environment and human subsistence in Northern France at the Late Glacial to early Holocene transition

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