The isotope record (δ13C, δ18O) of vertical mobility in incremental tissues (tooth enamel, hair) of modern livestock: A reference set from the Mongolian Altai

Lazzerini, Nicolas; Coulon, Aurélie; Simon, Laurent; Marchina, Charlotte; Fiorillo, Denis; Turbat, Tsagaan; Bayarkhuu, Noost; Noûs, Camille; Lepetz, Sébastien; Zazzo, Antoine

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2021.04.008

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“…However, more detailed study would be required to determine the reason with higher certainty. As for the 1‰ difference in δ 13 C between horse/pony and cattle, similar lower δ 13 C values in horses in comparison to cattle and sheep/goats were found in other studies and interpreted as related to differences in pasturing strategies between species or as potentially caused by metabolic processes [94][95][96]. This difference may contribute to the higher δ 13 C values observed among domestic fauna in the 11-13 th centuries, as the proportion of fauna represented by cattle is the biggest for this period (n = 18 compared to 8 in 13-16 th centuries and 2 in the 16-18 th centuries), while both horse and cattle samples are rather evenly distributed among sites.…”

Section: Diet In Belarus Between the 11 Th And 18 Th Centuries Adsupporting

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Medieval and early modern diets in the Polack region of Belarus: A stable isotope perspective

Haponava

Kots²,

Lucas³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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In western and north-western Europe there has been a growing focus on exploring how major economic, political, and social changes during the Medieval period impacted the lived experience of different populations and sectors of society. Stable isotope analysis has proven particularly powerful in this regard, providing direct insights into the long-term diets of individuals and communities. Despite experiencing similarly dramatic social reconfigurations and changes, eastern Europe has, however, received far less attention in this regard. The territory of Belarus has, especially, so far remained a relative blank spot on the bioarchaeological map of Europe, though cities such as Polack emerged rapidly as key nodes within a growing economic and religious network. To gain direct insight into the diets of inhabitants of the Polack region of Belarus in the 11-18th centuries, we applied stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis to bone and dentine collagen from human (n = 143) and animal (n = 105) individuals from the city of Polack and surrounding rural sites. Results indicate a diet based on C3 terrestrial resources, which did not differ between sexes and showed limited variation over time. Contrary to expectations, it appears that animal products were commonly consumed by rural dwellers, but no significant reliance on fish resources or millet consumption is found. In contrast to examples from western Europe, we argue that the diets in the city and the surrounding villages remained broadly similar for the majority of the population, and similar to commoners analysed in Poland and Lithuania, perhaps suggestive of slightly different economic changes operating in this part of the Medieval world.

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Section: Diet In Belarus Between the 11 Th And 18 Th Centuries Adsupporting

confidence: 80%

Medieval and early modern diets in the Polack region of Belarus: A stable isotope perspective

Haponava

Kots²,

Lucas³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…Some data have appeared in multiple studies or review papers since they were first published, in which case we traced them back to the original publication. Only studies that reported (1996), , , Harris and Cerling (2002), Cerling et al (2003), Cerling et al (2004), Boisserie et al (2005), Hoppe et al (2006), Feranec (2007), Cerling et al (2008), Fenner (2008), Copeland et al (2008), Levin et al (2008), Wang et al (2008), Copeland et al (2009), Cerling et al (2011), Kingston (2011), Nelson (2013), van der Merwe (2013), Cerling et al (2015), Martin et al (2015), Luyt and Sealy (2018), Rivera-Araya and Birch (2018), Lazzerini et al (2021), and this study.…”

Section: Published δ 13 C E Datasupporting

confidence: 58%

“…In most instances, we considered only samples from wild animals. Two exceptions are studies of free-range livestock (Wang et al, 2008;Lazzerini et al, 2021), included to increase the sample size from Asia. Along with published δ 13 C E data, we collected the following information from the literature whenever available: taxonomic identification, sample identification number (field number or museum catalog number), provenance (locality name, geographic coordinates, elevation), year of collection from the field, sampled element (tooth position), method of sampling (serial or bulk), and whether or not samples were pretreated before analysis.…”

Section: Published δ 13 C E Datamentioning

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Carbon-isotope composition of artiodactyl tooth enamel and its implications for paleodiets

Wang

Badgley²

2022

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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The stable carbon-isotope composition of mammalian tooth enamel is a powerful tool for reconstructing paleodiet and paleoenvironment. Its application in the fossil record relies on a thorough understanding of the isotopic composition of mammalian diets in modern ecosystems. We compiled and evaluated a global dataset of the carbon-isotope values of artiodactyl tooth enamel, supplemented by new samples, for 79 extant species. After correcting for differences in atmospheric carbon-isotope composition, body mass, and digestive physiology, we compared the inferred carbon-isotope values of ingested forage (δ13Cdiet) among seven feeding categories. The artiodactyl herbivore dietary spectrum is expressed through a wide range of δ13Cdiet values, with the most depleted mean value in frugivores and the most enriched in obligate grazers. In general, grazing species have a broader range of isotope values than browsing species, suggesting a wider dietary niche breadth. Notably, variable grazers exhibit a bimodal distribution of δ13Cdiet values, with North American and Asian taxa consuming C3 diets and African taxa consuming C4 diets, reflecting the amount of C4 vegetation in the environment. Variation in δ13Cdiet values also occurs among terrestrial ecoregions and artiodactyl clades. Grassland ecoregions differ significantly from forest ecoregions. We detected a low but significant phylogenetic signal in the mean δ13Cdiet values of extant species, with some of the oldest ruminant lineages having maintained C3 feeding and pure C4 diets being restricted to two bovid clades. Determining variation in δ13Cdiet values in different feeding categories and lineages will help refine paleoecological and paleoenvironmental reconstructions from the rich fossil record of artiodactyls.

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“…We followed Hermes et al (2019) to fit a cosine function to the δ 18 O apa series from each analyzed tooth in order to visualize the isotopic data and estimate birth seasonality, which is an implementation of the method by Balasse et al (2012) in Microsoft Excel that is used widely (Lazzerini et al, 2020, 2021; Tornero et al, 2015; Ventresca‐Miller et al, 2020). In contrast, our method was written as fully reproducible scripts using the R programming language, v. 4.1.0 (R Core Team, 2021).…”

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Carbon and oxygen stable isotopic evidence for diverse sheep and goat husbandry strategies amid a Final Bronze Age farming milieu in the Kyrgyz Tian Shan

Hermes

Schmid

Tabaldiev

et al. 2022

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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The mountains of Central Asia during the Bronze and Iron Ages are increasingly being reconceived as an important zone for intensive crop cultivation in combination with pastoralist herding. However, very little information is known about how farming practices intersected with livestock husbandry, especially at high-elevation sites. This paper presents the first insights to ancient animal management strategies in the Tian Shan through incremental carbon and oxygen stable isotope analysis of domesticated caprine teeth recovered from the Chap-1 farmstead located at 2000 m.a.s.l. in Kyrgyzstan (1065 to 825 cal BCE). We implemented a fully reproducible analysis of time-series isotope data in the R programming language. Results show subtle but variable manipulation of domesticated caprine diets at subannual scales, suggesting mixed strategies of providing access to a small amount of C 4 plant biomass, in addition to summer movements to high pastures where the overall carbon isotopic composition of graze was depleted in 13 C compared with that of the environs of the site or lowland pastures. Nevertheless, caprine dietary intake was overwhelmingly dominated by C 3 plants. Analysis of domesticated caprine birth seasonality reveals off-season fall and winter births, which represent a common strategy employed by ancient producers in Central Asia to improve herd security and extend meat and milk availability. This study illustrates a well-integrated system of agro-pastoralist production that can help clarify the social dynamics underlying food systems in the mountain regions of Central and Inner Asia in the Final Bronze Age. It further reveals the capability for more sedentary agro-pastoralist communities to facilitate wider interregional cultural connections, through limited seasonal herding mobility and investment in highland settlement.

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The isotope record (δ13C, δ18O) of vertical mobility in incremental tissues (tooth enamel, hair) of modern livestock: A reference set from the Mongolian Altai

Cited by 5 publications

References 75 publications

Medieval and early modern diets in the Polack region of Belarus: A stable isotope perspective

Medieval and early modern diets in the Polack region of Belarus: A stable isotope perspective

Carbon-isotope composition of artiodactyl tooth enamel and its implications for paleodiets

Carbon and oxygen stable isotopic evidence for diverse sheep and goat husbandry strategies amid a Final Bronze Age farming milieu in the Kyrgyz Tian Shan

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