Isotopic reconstruction of the early life experience of individuals from the early Bronze age Vliněves site (Czech Republic)

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/67985912:_____/23:00576207

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X23002602/pdfft?md5=d8d64f8ebb75893c42a2ae658124d78e&pid=1-s2.0-S2352409X23002602-main.pdf" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X23002602/pdfft?md5=d8d64f8ebb75893c42a2ae658124d78e&pid=1-s2.0-S2352409X23002602-main.pdf</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104085" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104085</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Isotopic reconstruction of the early life experience of individuals from the early Bronze age Vliněves site (Czech Republic)

Original language description

This paper provides information on the early life experience of people from the Central European Early Bronze Age, reconstructed on the basis of the stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotopic values from dentine serial sections of individuals from Vlinveves (Czech Republic). This site yielded the largest known quantity of human remains from the Únvetice culture, coming from both regular graves and settlement features. In this pilot study 27 individuals aged between 7 and 30-40 years were investigated. The average value of maximal nitrogen isotopic offset within the isotopic profile (Δ15Nmax) was 4.1 +- 1.2 %o, which is higher than the recommended range for weaning under healthy circumstances. The reported ages at the first decrease in δ15N values, as well as at the final smoothing of the nitrogen isotopic curve, suggest that all individuals were weaned before 2.2 years of age. Most individuals (n = 20) showed positive covariance between δ15N and δ13C values during infancy and early childhood, which is the typical isotopic pattern of breastfeeding. Post-weaning isotopic values were typical for a terrestrial C3 based diet and suggest limited access to animal protein on the part of individuals buried in settlement pits. The mild increase in δ15N values in later childhood suggests that the explanation of the increased Δ15Nmax lies rather in the special character of the early childhood diet than in the common presence of nutritional/physiological stress. The similarities in the isotopic profiles of individuals from multiple burials suggest the shared dietary behaviour of these individuals.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60102 - Archaeology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports

ISSN

2352-409X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

50

Issue of the periodical within the volume

August

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

104085

UT code for WoS article

001059873800001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

999