The combined use of oxygen isotopes and microwear in sheep teeth to elucidate seasonal management of domestic herds: the case study of Çatalhöyük, central Anatolia

Henton, Elizabeth

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2012.05.020

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“…Hole 1978;Gilbert 1983;Abdi 2003;Porter 2012). In recent years, it has become possible to directly test assumed patterns of archaeological mobility for past populations, through analysis of the isotopic composition of preserved skeletal tissues that can be used as proxies for understanding geographical origins and movements of the individuals concerned (Balasse et (Balasse and Tresset 2007;Britton et al 2009;Henton et al 2010;Blaise and Balasse 2011;Henton 2012), which can be used to infer past herd management strategies and seasonal availability of food resources (e.g. Balasse et al 2003).…”

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Preliminary ethnoarchaeological research on modern animal husbandry in Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan: Integrating animal, plant and environmental data

Elliott

Bendrey

Whitlam

et al. 2014

Environmental Archaeology

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This paper presents preliminary results from an ethnoarchaeological study of animal husbandry in the modern village of Bestansur, situated in the lower Zagros Mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. This research explores how modern families use and manage their livestock within the local landscape and identifies traces of this use. The aim is to provide the groundwork for future archaeological investigations focusing on the nearby Neolithic site of Bestansur. This is based on the premise that modern behaviours can suggest testable patterns for past practices within the same functional and ecological domains. Semistructured interviews conducted with villagers from several households provided large amounts of information on modern behaviours that helped direct data collection, and which also illustrate notable shifts in practices and use of the local landscape over time. Strontium isotope analysis of modern plant material demonstrates that a measurable variation exists between the alluvial floodplain and the lower foothills, while analysis of modern dung samples shows clear variation between sheep/goat and cow dung, in terms of numbers of faecal spherulites. These results are specific to the local environment of Bestansur and can be used for evaluating and contextualising archaeological evidence as well as providing modern reference material for comparative purposes.

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Preliminary ethnoarchaeological research on modern animal husbandry in Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan: Integrating animal, plant and environmental data

Elliott

Bendrey

Whitlam

et al. 2014

Environmental Archaeology

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“…While primary zooarchaeological data have provided modest information about on‐site herding practices (e.g., the existence of at least some on‐site penning: Russell and Martin ), they shed limited light on off‐site herding strategies. Stable oxygen isotope signatures in sheep tooth enamel partially constrain interpretations of herd locations and mobility (see below; Henton ), but significant questions remain about where—and how far away from the settlement—Çatalhöyük's herders were taking their animals.…”

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Locating Land Use at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey: The Implications of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr Signatures in Plants and Sheep Tooth Sequences

Bogaard

Henton

Evans³

et al. 2013

Archaeometry

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We evaluate local versus distant land‐use models at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, central Anatolia, using strontium isotope analysis of sheep tooth enamel and charred plant remains. Interpretation of strontium in sheep tooth sequences is constrained by previous oxygen isotope work, which largely excludes summer movement to the mountains but cannot distinguish between herding on the plain and the closest upland‐zone, Neogene limestone terraces. We establish a baseline contrast in modern plant strontium values between the plain and terraces and infer predominant herding on the plain from seven sheep tooth sequences. Archaeobotanical plant strontium values exclude the use of the terraces for cultivation and foraging. Relatively local crop and sheep management, plausibly intensive and integrated to some degree, given limited dry ground, appears likely on the basis of this pilot study.

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“…Generally, archaeologists have relied on visual inspection (Kohn et al 1998;Britton et al 2009;Henton 2012;Buchan et al 2016), sometimes coupled with nonparametric LOESS regression Meiggs 2009) or Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA testing on summary statistics (Nelson 2005), to compare intra-tooth δ 18 O data from different individuals. Generally, archaeologists have relied on visual inspection (Kohn et al 1998;Britton et al 2009;Henton 2012;Buchan et al 2016), sometimes coupled with nonparametric LOESS regression Meiggs 2009) or Kruskal-Wallis one-way ANOVA testing on summary statistics (Nelson 2005), to compare intra-tooth δ 18 O data from different individuals.…”

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New Statistical Approaches to Intra‐individual Isotopic Analysis and Modelling of Birth Seasonality in Studies of Herd Animals

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This paper introduces improved methods for statistically assessing birth seasonality and intra-annual variation in δ 18 O from faunal tooth enamel. The first method estimates input parameters for use with a previously developed parametric approach by C. Tornero et al. The second method uses a non-parametric clustering procedure to group individuals with similar time-series data and estimate birth seasonality. This method was successful in analysing data from a modern sample with known season of birth, as well as two heterogeneous archaeological data sets. Modelling indicates that the non-parametric approach estimates birth seasonality more successfully than the parametric method when less of the tooth row is preserved. The new approach offers a high level of statistical rigour and flexibility in dealing with the time-series data produced through intra-individual sampling in isotopic analysis.

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The combined use of oxygen isotopes and microwear in sheep teeth to elucidate seasonal management of domestic herds: the case study of Çatalhöyük, central Anatolia

Cited by 55 publications

References 58 publications

Preliminary ethnoarchaeological research on modern animal husbandry in Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan: Integrating animal, plant and environmental data

Preliminary ethnoarchaeological research on modern animal husbandry in Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan: Integrating animal, plant and environmental data

Locating Land Use at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey: The Implications of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr Signatures in Plants and Sheep Tooth Sequences

New Statistical Approaches to Intra‐individual Isotopic Analysis and Modelling of Birth Seasonality in Studies of Herd Animals

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The combined use of oxygen isotopes and microwear in sheep teeth to elucidate seasonal management of domestic herds: the case study of Çatalhöyük, central Anatolia

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Preliminary ethnoarchaeological research on modern animal husbandry in Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan: Integrating animal, plant and environmental data

Preliminary ethnoarchaeological research on modern animal husbandry in Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan: Integrating animal, plant and environmental data

Locating Land Use at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey: The Implications of 87Sr/86Sr Signatures in Plants and Sheep Tooth Sequences

New Statistical Approaches to Intra‐individual Isotopic Analysis and Modelling of Birth Seasonality in Studies of Herd Animals

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Locating Land Use at Neolithic Çatalhöyük, Turkey: The Implications of ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr Signatures in Plants and Sheep Tooth Sequences