Theme:
Theories and methods in archaeological sciences
Session format:
Session, made up of a combination of papers, max. 15 minutes each
Title:
Tales of isotopes from Iberia: past, present and future perspectives
Content:
The Iberian Peninsula is a crossroads between Africa and Europe, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. Its importance both in the present and the past for human cultures and civilizations is uncontested. Iberian Prehistory, History and Archaeology are, thus, of great relevance when studying past populations and individual lifestyles. In this sense, isotopic analyses are aiding in shedding light on many crucial aspects of human activities from Iberia's past. During the last decade, isotopic analysis on bioarchaeological remains (i.e. humans, fauna, plants) has seen a boost in its application in this region, discovering a complex scenario connected to the diverse cultural backgrounds, wide climatic transitions and biogeographical resource differences existing in Iberia. As a result, our detailed knowledge on past human dietary patterns, territorial mobility, animal husbandry, farming and other aspects of our ancestor's lives is today broader than years ago. With this session we would like to bring together all researchers applying these analytical techniques to generate knowledge on Iberia's past to discuss the relevance of past projects, discover on-going investigations, explore convergences with other disciplines/techniques, and create an Iberian research network to promote collaboration in the field for future new projects.
Keywords:
Isotope analysis; Iberia; Bioarchaeological remains
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Main organiser:
Dr. DOMINGO CARLOS SALAZAR GARCÍA (Germany) 1,2,3
Co-organisers:
Dr. Olalla López-Costas (Spain) 4,5
Dr. Carlos Tornero-Dacasa (Unknown or Invalid Region) 6
Affiliations:
1. Department of Human Evolution, Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
2. Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town
3. Grupo de Investigación en Prehistoria IT-622-13 (UPV-EHU) / IKERBASQUE-Basque Foundation for Science
4. Group Earth System Science, Department of Soil Science, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
5. Archaeological Research Laboratory, Stockholm University
6. Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution
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