Abstract In European and many African, Middle Eastern and southern Asian populations,
lactase persistence (LP) is the most strongly selected monogenic trait to have evolved over …

In this study, we compare the genetic ancestry of individuals from two as yet genetically
unstudied cultural traditions in Estonia in the context of available modern and ancient …

In the study of ancient diet, lipid analysis of archaeological pottery residues has become a
major investigative tool. Lipids absorb readily into clay vessels during cooking or processing …

To better comprehend the dietary practices of past populations in the Eastern Baltic region
we have created temporally and geographically restricted baselines for the time period of …

In this article, we present the results of an isotopic study of diet for the early medieval
(Merovingian, Viking, Early Christian) humans buried in the unique Luistari cemetery at Eura …

Anthropological archaeology has long been a process of categorization. The history of the
subdiscipline could be rendered in terms of an ongoing project to create, critique, and then …

During the Viking era and the Middle Ages, in the Baltic Sea area, the remains of alien
animal species are found rarely but recurrently. These species, which were previously …

Results of stable carbon, nitrogen and sulphur isotope analyses of human bone collagen
(n= 59) from two medieval (12-16th century) populations in coastal northern Estonia are …

Because they hold information about cultural identity, foodways have been the focus of a
variety of disciplines in archaeology. However, each approach documents different stages of …

This paper is intended as a contribution to the understanding of Late Iron Age
foodconsumption patterns and dietary preferences along the lower course of the River …