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Sheep husbandry in the early Neolithic of the Pyrenees: New data on feeding and reproduction in the cave of Chaves - imarina:9220615

Autor/es de la URV:Rivals, Florent Joseph Louis
Autor según el artículo:Sierra, Alejandro; Balasse, Marie; Rivals, Florent; Fiorillo, Denis; Utrilla, Pilar; Sana, Maria
Direcció de correo del autor:florent.rivals@urv.cat
Identificador del autor:0000-0001-8074-9254
Año de publicación de la revista:2021
Tipo de publicación:Journal Publications
Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA:Sierra, Alejandro; Balasse, Marie; Rivals, Florent; Fiorillo, Denis; Utrilla, Pilar; Sana, Maria; (2021). Sheep husbandry in the early Neolithic of the Pyrenees: New data on feeding and reproduction in the cave of Chaves. Journal Of Archaeological Science: Reports, 37(), -. DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102935
Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial:Journal Of Archaeological Science: Reports. 37 102935-
Resumen:Sheep predominate the Early Neolithic faunal assemblages in the Iberian Peninsula. Their exploitation for meat and milk production made them key to the economy of these early farming societies. Management of sheep breeding season and feeding in the context of the local environment were decisive in obtaining these livestock products. This work focuses on these aspects through stable isotope and dental microwear analyses on sheep teeth from the cave of Chaves (Huesca, Spain). The results show the existence of "out of season" (autumn/early winter) sheep births in the Early Neolithic, contrasting significantly with spring lambing prevailing in Neolithic husbandries elsewhere in Europe and confirming the antiquity of a western Mediterranean characteristic in this regard. Furthermore, little changes in sheep diet throughout the year have been documented, as far as could be evidenced from stable carbon isotope ratios and dental microwear. Only two individuals showed higher variability in diet on a seasonal scale with possible contribution of C-4 plants, possibly from grazing in the valley steppes at lower altitudes. Overall the results suggest good adaptation of sheep to the Pyrenean mid-altitude environment and strong zootechnical knowledge of the earliest shepherds in this area.
DOI del artículo:10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102935
Enlace a la fuente original:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352409X21001474
Versión del articulo depositado:info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Acceso a la licencia de uso:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Departamento:Història i Història de l'Art
URL Documento de licencia:https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Áreas temáticas:Science and technology studies
History
Geociências
Archeology (arts and humanities)
Archeology
Archaeology
Palabras clave:Stable carbon and oxygen isotopes
Sheep
Seasonality
Reproduction
Past herds
Ovis-aries
Morphological distinctions
Microwear
Mandibular teeth
Isotope ratios
Iberian peninsula
Goats
Feeding
Enamel bioapatite
Early neolithic
Diet
Dental microwear
Birth
Entidad:Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Fecha de alta del registro:2025-03-03
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