Studies on Holocene periods in France and Liguria over the past 15 years provide an
important isotopic database (δ 13 C and δ 15 N) on human and animal bone collagen …

In Europe, the Middle Neolithic is characterized by an important diversification of cultures. In
northeastern France, the appearance of the Michelsberg culture has been correlated with …

In the Rhône Valley's Middle Neolithic gathering site of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux (France),
the positioning of two females within a structure aligned with the solstices is atypical. Their …

The Neolithic period is archaeologically well documented in Central Europe, and several
studies considered dietary habits and migration patterns. However, even though Switzerland …

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 …

Integrated stable isotope investigation of plant and animal ecology can shed new light on
the practicalities and politics of land management. Ecological analysis of archaeobotanical …

This paper aims to present the context, the methodological approaches and the results of a
research project, called ORIMIL and funded by the French National Research Agency …

With the arrival of the Neolithic to Europe, new ways of life and new subsistence strategies
emerged. In the Paris Basin (northern France), the appearance of some monumental …

Cultural responses to uncertainty and risk have long been an anthropological concern
because of the long-term social and economic consequences of these behaviors (eg, Bliege …

Diachronic changes of dietary human habits between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age are
mainly identified through archaeological artefacts and archaeozoological and …