Theme:
Theories and methods in archaeological sciences
Session format:
Session, made up of a combination of papers, max. 15 minutes each
Title:
Does the "domesticated landscape" have a special isotopic signature?
Content:
Isotopic study of the environment and archaeological sites has become an integral part of modern archaeological research. Recent years researches of the paleolandscapes have demonstrated a significant role of anthropogenic factor in transformation the environmental from prehistoric periods. The processes of fractionation of nitrogen and carbon stable isotopes in the ecosystems (flora, fauna, soil components, biota of water bodies) are diverse and depend on many factors, anthropogenic, in particular. The main topic is the discussion toward the possibilities of isotopic analysis to "estimate" how much the humans of the society of Prehistory and the Middle Ages used food sources, which go from anthropogenic transformed landscapes or natural untransformed ecosystems. Obviously, such a sharp opposition is formal, and are only the coordinates for the presentation of our data. Of particular relevance are such approaches in study the formation of agriculture in the Northern Neolithic Europe, as well as the research of the formation of economy of the migrants on the new lands.
Keywords:
stable isotopes, 87/86Sr ratio, landscapes
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Main organiser:
Maria Dobrovolskaya () 1
Co-organisers:
Prof. Kerstin Liden (Sweden) 2
Affiliations:
1. IInstitute of Archaeology Russian Academy of Sciences
2. Stockholm University Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies
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