Is the Mesolithic-Neolithic subsistence dichotomy real? New stable isotope evidence from the Danube Gorges

Boric, Dusan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0166-627X, Grupe, G., Peters, J. and Mikić, Z. 2004. Is the Mesolithic-Neolithic subsistence dichotomy real? New stable isotope evidence from the Danube Gorges. European Journal of Archaeology 7 (3) , pp. 221-248. 10.1177/1461957104056500

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Abstract

The article presents new results of stable isotope analyses made on animal and human bones from the Mesolithic-early Neolithic sites of Lepenski Vir and Vlasac in the Danube Gorges of the Balkans. It reconstructs the food web for the region during these periods on the basis of stable isotope analyses of mammal and fish species found at Vlasac. These results are compared to measurements made on human burials from the two sites. In the light of these new results, the article also discusses interpretations provided by previous isotopic studies of this material. It concludes that great care is required in the interpretation of stable isotope results due to inherent methodological complexities of this type of analysis, and suggests that it is also necessary to integrate stable isotope results with information based on the examination of faunal remains and the archaeological context of analysed burials when making inferences about palaeodietary patterns.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Danube Gorges; early Neolithic; Lepenski Vir; Mesolithic; palaeodiet; stable isotopes; sturgeon; Vlasac
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
ISSN:	1461-9571
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 10:13
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/39460

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