RECONSTRUCTING PAST POPULATIONS' BEHAVIORS DIET, BONES AND ISOTOPES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

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RECONSTRUCTING PAST POPULATIONS' BEHAVIORS DIET, BONES AND ISOTOPES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

RECONSTRUCTING PAST POPULATIONS' BEHAVIORS DIET, BONES AND ISOTOPES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Authors : Gwenaëlle Le Bras Goude

Pages : 215-229

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Publication Date : 2011-08-10

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Beyond the natural objective to feed individuals, food acquisition, consumption and preparation reflect cultural specificities, in which biological (e.g, sex, age), socioeconomical (e.g.,working classvs. ruling class), religious, ormedical aspects interfere. Thus, through the dietary research questions tackled in archeology and archeo-anthropology provide insights into past populations\\\' behaviors. Analyzing human diet through space and time provides a comparative and diachronic view into the richness of human practices. This article aims to review human dietary studies focusing specifically on stable isotope analyses carried out from the Neolithic to the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean region, an area well known as a biodiversity hotspot. Published studies as well as personal research are part of this review. However, it is a non-exhaustive presentation of this important research topic, yet it aims to provide a summary on both human paleodiet and state-of-the-art research on this subject.
Keywords : Akdeniz Havzası, tarihöncesi, Ortaçağ, fiziki antropoloji, kemikler, beslenme, izotoplar

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