A calf for all seasons? The potential of stable isotope analysis to investigate prehistoric husbandry practices
(2011)
Journal Article
Towers, J., Jay, M., Mainland, I., Nehlich, O., & Montgomery, J. (2011). A calf for all seasons? The potential of stable isotope analysis to investigate prehistoric husbandry practices. Journal of Archaeological Science, 38(8), 1858-1868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.030
The Early Bronze Age barrows at Irthlingborough and Gayhurst in central England are notable for the large number of cattle (Bos taurus) remains associated with their human Beaker burials. Previous work using strontium isotope analysis has indicated t... Read More about A calf for all seasons? The potential of stable isotope analysis to investigate prehistoric husbandry practices.