Strontium is a chemical element without biological functions in humans. In fact, only two
biological roles are known, both as a biomineral constituent. However, strontium and …

In southern France, the analysis of fossil dung layers from caves and shelters occupied by
the first Neolithic farmers has provided a wealth of information about the lives of shepherds …

Why did the farming lifestyle appear and proliferate so rapidly through the Mediterranean
basin between 7000 and 5500 bc? In this paper, I review the archaeological and …

Stable isotope investigations of the Prehistory of the Western Mediterranean have increased
exponentially during the last decade. This region has a high number of Mesolithic and …

Animal mobility is a common strategy to overcome scarcity of food and the related over-
grazing of pastures. It is also essential to reduce the inbreeding rate of animal populations …

The expansion of Neolithic stable isotope studies in France now allows distinct regional
population-scale food patterns to be linked to both local environment influences and specific …

There are few carbon and nitrogen isotope ratio studies for prehistoric periods in the
northern part of the Iberian Peninsula, none of strontium isotopes. While most of the …

L'analyse isotopique (δ13C et δ15N) d'ossements humains a permis de franchir un pas
décisif dans la connaissance de l'alimentation des sociétés du Néolithique. Cependant, les …

Several human groups (from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age) have been analysed in France
during the past decade (mainly for C and N stable isotope) as part of research programmes …

Résumé Les comportements alimentaires de la population néolithique de Gurgy «Les
Noisats»(Yonne, Ve millénaire av. J.-C.) sont étudiés à travers l'analyse des ratios …