Late Roman times imprinted with instability, and a consequent decline in large urban
centres. In contrast, urbanization seems to have increased in Augusta Emerita (today …

This paper presents the results of palaeodietary reconstruction based on stable carbon and
nitrogen isotope analysis on bone collagen of five medieval rural populations from the …

Using stable isotope mixing models (SIMMs) to quantify past diets is becoming increasingly
common in archaeology. This study highlights important field-specific difficulties …

We examine the quantity, contextual quality and spatial distribution of the data gathered in
the strontium isotope archaeological database for the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic …

It has been said that Iberia is more of a subcontinent than a Peninsula. Gross differences in
environment and culture dominate the Iberia Peninsula today, which are directly connected …

This paper presents the first bioarchaeological study of Islamic diet and lifeways in medieval
Portugal. Stable isotopes of δ 13 C and δ 15 N and osteological and paleopathological …

Perdigões is located in the Alentejo region of south-eastern Portugal, with occupational
phases dating from the Late Middle Neolithic to Late Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age (middle …

Whether a Roman diet existed is a constant issue in Classical archaeology, as it is also its
persistence in late Antiquity. Here, we review the isotopic composition (δ13Ccol and …

Abstract Objectives During the Middle Ages, Portugal witnessed unprecedented
socioeconomic and religious changes under transitioning religious political rule. The …

Abstract The Kingdom of Portugal was established with the help of military-monastic orders,
which provided important defence against Muslim armies during the 12th–13th century …