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Identification of animal species housed and herding practices in ancient sediments from the Vallone Inferno rock-shelter (Scillato, Sicily, Italy) using faecal biomarkers, hormones, and their metabolites

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    Identifier: imarina:9329039
    Authors:
    Vallejo AForgia VVergès JMGorostizu-Orkaiztegi AAlday-Izaguirre AElejaga-Jimeno ASampedro MCSánchez-Ortega ABarrio RJ
    Abstract:
    The interest in the identification of animal species housed in caves or rock-shelters used as livestock pen and herding management along prehistoric and historic ages, is increasing to understand better the development of pastoral activities. In this manuscript, a method for the quantification of β-sterol/phytosterols, bile acids, hormones and hormones metabolites has been developed to determine the main pastoral activities carried out in Vallone Inferno rock-shelter (Scillato, Sicily, Italy) from Middle Neolithic to Early Middle Age. According to the result obtained, the main animals housed in the rock-shelter went gradually changing from ovicaprids in Middle Neolithic to pigs in Early Middle Age. Additionally, new proxies (progesterone/Ʃbile acids and metabolites of progesterone/Ʃbile acids) were used to detect a high hormonal activity at Early Middle Age samples related with female pig management.
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Vallejo A; Forgia V; Vergès JM; Gorostizu-Orkaiztegi A; Alday-Izaguirre A; Elejaga-Jimeno A; Sampedro MC; Sánchez-Ortega A; Barrio RJ
    Department: Història i Història de l'Art
    URV's Author/s: Vergès Bosch, Josep Maria
    Keywords: Livestock Hormones Hormone metabolites Fumiers Faecal biomarkers
    Abstract: The interest in the identification of animal species housed in caves or rock-shelters used as livestock pen and herding management along prehistoric and historic ages, is increasing to understand better the development of pastoral activities. In this manuscript, a method for the quantification of β-sterol/phytosterols, bile acids, hormones and hormones metabolites has been developed to determine the main pastoral activities carried out in Vallone Inferno rock-shelter (Scillato, Sicily, Italy) from Middle Neolithic to Early Middle Age. According to the result obtained, the main animals housed in the rock-shelter went gradually changing from ovicaprids in Middle Neolithic to pigs in Early Middle Age. Additionally, new proxies (progesterone/Ʃbile acids and metabolites of progesterone/Ʃbile acids) were used to detect a high hormonal activity at Early Middle Age samples related with female pig management.
    Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Saúde coletiva Odontología Medicina ii Interdisciplinar Historia y filosofía de la ciencia Historia Geosciences, multidisciplinary Geosciences, interdisciplinary Geography, physical Geografía Geociências Ensino Engenharias iv Engenharias iii Engenharias ii Earth-surface processes Ciencias humanas Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciências agrárias i Ciência da computação Biodiversidade Astronomia / física Archaeology Antropologia / arqueologia
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: josepmaria.verges@urv.cat
    Record's date: 2024-07-27
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1040618223002574?via%3Dihub
    Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Quaternary International. 683-684 123-134
    APA: Vallejo A; Forgia V; Vergès JM; Gorostizu-Orkaiztegi A; Alday-Izaguirre A; Elejaga-Jimeno A; Sampedro MC; Sánchez-Ortega A; Barrio RJ (2024). Identification of animal species housed and herding practices in ancient sediments from the Vallone Inferno rock-shelter (Scillato, Sicily, Italy) using faecal biomarkers, hormones, and their metabolites. Quaternary International, 683-684(), 123-134. DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2023.08.003
    Article's DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2023.08.003
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2024
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Earth-Surface Processes,Geography, Physical,Geosciences, Interdisciplinary,Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
    Livestock
    Hormones
    Hormone metabolites
    Fumiers
    Faecal biomarkers
    Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros
    Saúde coletiva
    Odontología
    Medicina ii
    Interdisciplinar
    Historia y filosofía de la ciencia
    Historia
    Geosciences, multidisciplinary
    Geosciences, interdisciplinary
    Geography, physical
    Geografía
    Geociências
    Ensino
    Engenharias iv
    Engenharias iii
    Engenharias ii
    Earth-surface processes
    Ciencias humanas
    Ciências biológicas iii
    Ciências biológicas i
    Ciências ambientais
    Ciências agrárias i
    Ciência da computação
    Biodiversidade
    Astronomia / física
    Archaeology
    Antropologia / arqueologia
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