Author, as appears in the article.: Vallejo A; Gea J; Gorostizu-Orkaiztegi A; Vergès JM; Martín P; Sampedro MC; Sánchez-Ortega A; Goicolea MA; Barrio RJ
Department: Història i Història de l'Art
URV's Author/s: Martin Serrano, Pere Manel / Vergès Bosch, Josep Maria
Keywords: Steroidal hormones Shepherd activities Fumier Estrogenic hormones Bile acids steroidal hormones shepherd activities rock-shelters remains progesterone lipids fecal testosterone domestication degradation bile acids agriculture 17-beta-estradiol
Abstract: Early husbandry practices that include herd management and the use of livestock areas such as sheepfold caves can be analysed in the context of different disciplines (e.g. zooarchaeology, micromorphology, and archaeobotany). In this study, a new and standard method for the determination of bile acids and steroidal hormones that incorporates microwave extraction-liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry was used. This method has been applied successfully to analyse Neolithic fumier deposit facies from the El Mirador cave, a location that was used as a prehistoric sheepfold and is located in the Atapuerca range (Burgos, Spain). The results obtained demonstrated that the analysis of bile acids can be useful for the identification of remains of ruminant residues in the facies studied. In addition, the progesterone/deoxycholic acid ratio has been used as a possible biomarker to improve our understanding of flock management, including the separation of pregnant and nursing ewes from the rest of the herd to avoid the rejection of the lamb and keep them safe and healthy.
Thematic Areas: Saúde coletiva Química Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Odontología Medicina veterinaria Medicina ii Materiais Interdisciplinar History Historia Geosciences, multidisciplinary Geociências Engenharias ii Engenharias i Ciencias sociales Ciencias humanas Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências agrárias i Biotecnología Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Archeology (arts and humanities) Archeology Archaeology Antropologia / arqueologia Anthropology
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: peremanel.martin@urv.cat peremanel.martin@urv.cat josepmaria.verges@urv.cat
Record's date: 2024-09-07
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030544032200005X
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Journal Of Archaeological Science. 138
APA: Vallejo A; Gea J; Gorostizu-Orkaiztegi A; Vergès JM; Martín P; Sampedro MC; Sánchez-Ortega A; Goicolea MA; Barrio RJ (2022). Hormones and bile acids as biomarkers for the characterization of animal management in prehistoric sheepfold caves: El Mirador case (Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain). Journal Of Archaeological Science, 138(), -. DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2022.105547
Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2022.105547
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2022
Publication Type: Journal Publications
Repositori URV