Stable isotopes in archaeobotanical research
In recent decades the analysis of stable isotopes in plants has become a useful method to
infer natural and anthropogenic effects on the growing conditions of plants. Here we present …
infer natural and anthropogenic effects on the growing conditions of plants. Here we present …
Crop manuring and intensive land management by Europe's first farmers
The spread of farming from western Asia to Europe had profound long-term social and
ecological impacts, but identification of the specific nature of Neolithic land management …
ecological impacts, but identification of the specific nature of Neolithic land management …
Isotope evidence for agricultural extensification reveals how the world's first cities were fed
This study sheds light on the agricultural economy that underpinned the emergence of the
first urban centres in northern Mesopotamia. Using δ 13 C and δ 15 N values of crop …
first urban centres in northern Mesopotamia. Using δ 13 C and δ 15 N values of crop …
Map** past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization
In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant
changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical …
changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical …
[HTML][HTML] Archaeological cereals as an isotope record of long-term soil health and anthropogenic amendment in southern Scandinavia
Maintaining soil health is integral to agricultural production, and the archaeological record
contains multiple lines of palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental proxy evidence that can …
contains multiple lines of palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental proxy evidence that can …
An integrated stable isotope study of plants and animals from Kouphovouno, southern Greece: a new look at Neolithic farming
This paper presents the first study that combines the use of ancient crop and animal stable
isotopes (carbon and nitrogen) and Zooarchaeology Mass Spectrometry species …
isotopes (carbon and nitrogen) and Zooarchaeology Mass Spectrometry species …
The materiality of plants: plant–people entanglements
M Van der Veen - World archaeology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Plants in archaeology tend to be studied from an anthropocentric point of view, in which they
are seen as passive objects (domestication, farming, deforestation, diet, trade, food and …
are seen as passive objects (domestication, farming, deforestation, diet, trade, food and …
Calculating a statistically robust δ13C and δ15N offset for charred cereal and pulse seeds
This study measured δ13C and δ15N of fresh and charred seeds from six different taxa of
cereals and pulses. For each taxon, 12 different batches of seeds, all from the same growing …
cereals and pulses. For each taxon, 12 different batches of seeds, all from the same growing …
Best practices for selecting samples, analyzing data, and publishing results in isotope archaeology
Isotopic analysis has become one of the most popular arenas of archaeological science, in
part due to its versatility to uncover intriguing insights from a range of organic and inorganic …
part due to its versatility to uncover intriguing insights from a range of organic and inorganic …
Isotopes prove advanced, integral crop production, and stockbreeding strategies nourished Trypillia mega-populations
F Schlütz, R Hofmann, M Dal Corso… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
After 500 y of colonizing the forest-steppe area northwest of the Black Sea, on the territories
of what is today Moldova and Ukraine, Trypillia societies founded large, aggregated …
of what is today Moldova and Ukraine, Trypillia societies founded large, aggregated …