Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues
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2019
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Cramp, Lucy J. E.![](/themes/RaiTema/images/orcid.png)
Ethier, Jonathan
Urem-Kotsou, Dushka
Bonsall, Clive
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Borić, Dušan
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Boroneant, Adina
Evershed, Richard P.
Perić, Slaviša
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Roffet-Salque, Melanie
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Whelton, Helen L.
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Ivanova, Maria
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The spread of early farming across Europe from its origins in Southwest Asia was a culturally transformative process which took place over millennia. Within regions, the pace of the transition was probably related to the particular climatic and environmental conditions encountered, as well as the nature of localized hunter-gatherer and farmer interactions. The establishment of farming in the interior of the Balkans represents the first movement of Southwest Asian livestock beyond their natural climatic range, and widespread evidence now exists for early pottery being used extensively for dairying. However, pottery lipid residues from sites in the Iron Gates region of the Danube in the northern Balkans show that here, Neolithic pottery was being used predominantly for processing aquatic resources. This stands out not only within the surrounding region but also contrasts markedly with Neolithic pottery use across wider Europe. These findings provide evidence for the strategic diversity w...ithin the wider cultural and economic practices during the Neolithic, with this exceptional environmental and cultural setting offering alternative opportunities despite the dominance of farming in the wider region.
Keywords:
pottery / organic residues / neolithic / lipid biomarkers / early farmer / aquaticSource:
Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 2019, 286, 1894Publisher:
- Royal Soc, London
Funding / projects:
- Natural Environment Research CouncilUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) [NE/F021054/1]
- German Research CouncilGerman Research Foundation (DFG) [DFG-IV101/5-1]
- NEOMILK: The Milking Revolution in Temperate Neolithic Europe (EU-FP7-324202)
- Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
- Munro Fund of the University of Edinburgh
- National Science Foundation of the USANational Science Foundation (NSF) [BCS-0442096]
- British Academy [SG 40967, 42170, LRG 45589]
- McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in Cambridge
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.2347
ISSN: 0962-8452
PubMed: 30963881
WoS: 000579164000001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85061343340
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Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Cramp, Lucy J. E. AU - Ethier, Jonathan AU - Urem-Kotsou, Dushka AU - Bonsall, Clive AU - Borić, Dušan AU - Boroneant, Adina AU - Evershed, Richard P. AU - Perić, Slaviša AU - Roffet-Salque, Melanie AU - Whelton, Helen L. AU - Ivanova, Maria PY - 2019 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/319 AB - The spread of early farming across Europe from its origins in Southwest Asia was a culturally transformative process which took place over millennia. Within regions, the pace of the transition was probably related to the particular climatic and environmental conditions encountered, as well as the nature of localized hunter-gatherer and farmer interactions. The establishment of farming in the interior of the Balkans represents the first movement of Southwest Asian livestock beyond their natural climatic range, and widespread evidence now exists for early pottery being used extensively for dairying. However, pottery lipid residues from sites in the Iron Gates region of the Danube in the northern Balkans show that here, Neolithic pottery was being used predominantly for processing aquatic resources. This stands out not only within the surrounding region but also contrasts markedly with Neolithic pottery use across wider Europe. These findings provide evidence for the strategic diversity within the wider cultural and economic practices during the Neolithic, with this exceptional environmental and cultural setting offering alternative opportunities despite the dominance of farming in the wider region. PB - Royal Soc, London T2 - Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences T1 - Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues IS - 1894 VL - 286 DO - 10.1098/rspb.2018.2347 ER -
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Cramp, L. J. E., Ethier, J., Urem-Kotsou, D., Bonsall, C., Borić, D., Boroneant, A., Evershed, R. P., Perić, S., Roffet-Salque, M., Whelton, H. L.,& Ivanova, M.. (2019). Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues. in Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences Royal Soc, London., 286(1894). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.2347
Cramp LJE, Ethier J, Urem-Kotsou D, Bonsall C, Borić D, Boroneant A, Evershed RP, Perić S, Roffet-Salque M, Whelton HL, Ivanova M. Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues. in Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences. 2019;286(1894). doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.2347 .
Cramp, Lucy J. E., Ethier, Jonathan, Urem-Kotsou, Dushka, Bonsall, Clive, Borić, Dušan, Boroneant, Adina, Evershed, Richard P., Perić, Slaviša, Roffet-Salque, Melanie, Whelton, Helen L., Ivanova, Maria, "Regional diversity in subsistence among early farmers in Southeast Europe revealed by archaeological organic residues" in Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 286, no. 1894 (2019), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.2347 . .