[HTML][HTML] Prehistoric Italian foodways: Meta-analysis of stable isotope data from the Neolithic to the Iron Age

M Farese, S Soncin, J Robb, MA Tafuri - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Italian Later Prehistory was characterised by profound changes that impacted
everyday life in many aspects. Whether or not and how such changes were reflected in the …

[HTML][HTML] A new landscape of human dental aging: causes, consequences, and intervention avenues

Y Xie, S Chen, L Sheng, Y Sun, S Liu - Aging and Disease, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aging is accompanied by physical dysfunction and physiologic degeneration that occurs
over an individual's lifetime. Human teeth, like many other organs, inevitably undergo …

Human remains from Arma di Nasino (Liguria) provide novel insights into the paleoecology of early Holocene foragers in northwestern Italy

VS Sparacello, G Goude, A Varalli, I Dori… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We report the discovery and analysis of new Mesolithic human remains—dated to ca.
10,200–9000 cal. BP—from Arma di Nasino in Liguria, northwestern Italy, an area rich in …

[HTML][HTML] Charring effects on stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values on C4 plants: Inferences for archaeological investigations

A Varalli, F D'Agostini, M Madella, G Fiorentino… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Experimental studies demonstrated that charring affects stable isotope values of plant
remains. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the impact of charring to reliably interpret δ 13 …

First radiocarbon dating of Neolithic stone cist graves from the Aosta Valley (Italy): insights into the chronology and burial rites of the western Alpine region

N Steuri, M Milella, F Martinet, L Raiteri, S Szidat… - …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Previous research on the Neolithic cist graves of the Western Alpine region—also known
under the term Chamblandes type graves—mostly focused on sites located in western …

La Sassa cave: Isotopic evidence for Copper Age and Bronze Age population dynamics in Central Italy

M Romboni, I Arienzo, MA Di Vito, C Lubritto, M Piochi… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
This study focuses on the changes in diet and mobility of people buried in the La Sassa cave
(Latium, Central Italy) during the Copper and Bronze Ages to contribute to the understanding …

The early lives of the islanders: Stable isotope analysis of incremental dentine collagen from the prehispanic period of the Canary Islands

E Sánchez‐Cañadillas, J Beaumont… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study presents isotopic information for incremental dentine collagen and
bone bulk collagen from individuals from the Canary Islands (Tenerife and Gran Canaria) to …

Geographic origin, ancestry, and death circumstances at the Cornaux/Les Sauges Iron Age bridge, Switzerland

Z Laffranchi, S Zingale, L Indra, V Coia… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Cornaux/Les Sauges (Switzerland, Late Iron Age) revealed remnants of a wooden
bridge, artifacts, and human and animal skeletal remains. The relationship between the …

Dining in Tuva: Social correlates of diet and mobility in Southern Siberia during the 2nd–4th centuries CE

M Milella, G Caspari, Z Laffranchi… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Contemporary archeological theory emphasizes the economic and social
complexity of Eurasian steppe populations. As a result, old notions of “nomadic” cultures as …

Isotopic reconstruction of the subsistence strategy for a Central Italian Bronze Age community (Pastena cave, 2nd millennium BCE)

F Cortese, F De Angelis, KF Achino… - Archaeological and …, 2022 - Springer
The Pastena cave is located in central Italy, and its best-preserved sector is Grotticella W2,
which is dated radiometrically to the Early-Middle Bronze Age. The aim of this paper is to …