Elīna Pētersone-Gordina
The first dietary stable isotope data from the Čunkāni-Dreņģeri Iron Age population (seventh–eleventh centuries CE) from Latvia
Pētersone-Gordina, Elīna; Gerhards, Guntis; Vilcāne, Antonija; Millard, Andrew; Moore, Joanna
Authors
Guntis Gerhards
Antonija Vilcāne
Dr Andrew Millard a.r.millard@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Joanna Moore j.f.moore@durham.ac.uk
Isotope Research Technician
Abstract
The main aim of this research was to study diet and possible social stratification in the Iron Age population of Čunkāni-Dreņģeri from Latvia through burial practice and dietary isotope analysis. This research also used previously published comparative dietary isotope data from archaeological populations in Latvia of various periods of time, not only Iron Age, to see if and how Iron Age populations were different. Carbon and nitrogen dietary isotope analysis showed that the diet for all groups and individuals (N = 29) at Čunkāni-Dreņģeri was largely homogenous, regardless of their gender, or social status as expressed by grave goods. Archaeological evidence for increased social stratification in this population occurs from the tenth–eleventh centuries CE, probably in response to changes in trade. Isotopically the Čunkāni-Dreņģeri population was different than the contemporary comparative population from Latvia, indicative of differential subsistence strategies. The mean δ15N value in the Čunkāni-Dreņģeri population was the lowest yet observed in Latvia, and the lowest among other archaeological populations from the wider region used in this study, which might be indicative of reliance on animal protein sources with lower δ15N values, or lower local δ15N baseline compared to other regions.
Citation
Pētersone-Gordina, E., Gerhards, G., Vilcāne, A., Millard, A., & Moore, J. (2023). The first dietary stable isotope data from the Čunkāni-Dreņģeri Iron Age population (seventh–eleventh centuries CE) from Latvia. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 15(12), Article 185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-023-01880-8
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 16, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Nov 15, 2023 |
Publication Date | 2023-12 |
Deposit Date | Dec 13, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 16, 2024 |
Journal | Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences |
Print ISSN | 1866-9557 |
Electronic ISSN | 1866-9565 |
Publisher | Springer |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 15 |
Issue | 12 |
Article Number | 185 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-023-01880-8 |
Keywords | Archeology; Anthropology; Archeology |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2024232 |
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