Palaeodietary reconstruction in late antique Spain and assessing means of inter-site comparison
Dentine and bone samples from thirty-six individuals from Sanisera and thirty-five individuals from MeÌrida, as well as dentine and bone samples from twenty-five faunal samples from Sanisera and two from MAÌÂ©rida (all dating from the between the 3<sup>rd</sup> - 9<sup>th</sup> centuries AD) were analyzed for stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. The remains from Sanisera originated from the Late Antique Period (5th - 7th centuries AD) and were taken from tombs containing multiple disarticulated inhumations. The remains from MeÌrida dated from the Late Roman to Islamic Periods (3<sup>rd</sup> - 9<sup>th</sup> centuries AD), were mostly single inhumations with multiple burial styles. The isotopic analysis showed primarily a terrestrially-based C<sub>3</sub> diet, which in the case of individuals from Sanisera was occasionally supplemented by marine sources. These isotopic data were compared to human and faunal results from twenty-seven published studies of fifty-three contemporary sites in Europe and North Africa to see how these two Spanish sites fit within the larger Late Antique world using a more analytical comparison. Integration of this multi-site dataset was discussed in terms of the raw data. Direct
Ziriax, Margaret
Palaeodietary reconstruction in late antique Spain and assessing means of inter-site comparison. Dentine and bone samples from thirty-six individuals from Sanisera and thirty-five individuals from MeÌrida, as well as dentine and bone samples from twenty-five faunal samples from Sanisera and two from MAÌÂ©rida (all dating from the between the 3<sup>rd</sup> - 9<sup>th</sup> centuries AD) were analyzed for stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes. The remains from Sanisera originated from the Late Antique Period (5th - 7th centuries AD) and were taken from tombs containing multiple disarticulated inhumations. The remains from MeÌrida dated from the Late Roman to Islamic Periods (3<sup>rd</sup> - 9<sup>th</sup> centuries AD), were mostly single inhumations with multiple burial styles. The isotopic analysis showed primarily a terrestrially-based C<sub>3</sub> diet, which in the case of individuals from Sanisera was occasionally supplemented by marine sources. These isotopic data were compared to human and faunal results from twenty-seven published studies of fifty-three contemporary sites in Europe and North Africa to see how these two Spanish sites fit within the larger Late Antique world using a more analytical comparison. Integration of this multi-site dataset was discussed in terms of the raw data. Direct
palaeodietary reconstruction late_antique spain assessing mean inter_site comparison dentine bone_sample thirty individual thirty individual well dentine bone_sample twenty faunal sample date analyze stable_carbon nitrogen_isotope remains originate late antique period take tombs contain multiple disarticulate inhumation remains date late roman islamic periods mostly single inhumation multiple burial style isotopic_analysis show primarily based diet case individual occasionally supplement marine source isotopic data_compare human_faunal twenty publish study fifty contemporary site europe north_africa see spanish site fit within large late_antique world use analytical comparison integration multi site dataset discuss_term raw data direct