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Wet Season Carbon (δ <sup>13</sup> C) and Nitrogen (δ <sup>15</sup> N) Composition of Modern Plants as Isotopic Framework for Agropastoral and Palaeoecological Studies in Northern Greece Open
Mediterranean wetlands are one of Europe's most vital and endangered biodiversity hotspots. This study determined the carbon (δ 13 C) and nitrogen (δ 15 N) isotope values of modern plants to construct an isotopic framework by which to cont…
The impacts of European arrival on Australian dingoes Open
The European colonial expansion had dramatic consequences on both Indigenous Peoples and local fauna. In Australia, the degree to which the arrival of Europeans and their dogs impacted the ecology and ancestry of dingoes is contentious. To…
View article: Opportunities to synchronise and date archaeological and climate records in Northwest Africa using volcanic ash (tephra) layers
Opportunities to synchronise and date archaeological and climate records in Northwest Africa using volcanic ash (tephra) layers Open
Archaeological sites in Northwest Africa are rich in human fossils and artefacts providing proxies for behavioural and evolutionary studies. However, these records are difficult to underpin on a precise chronology, which can prevent robust…
View article: Recommendations for stable isotope analysis of charred archaeological crop remains
Recommendations for stable isotope analysis of charred archaeological crop remains Open
Stable isotope analysis of plant remains recovered from archaeological sites is becoming more routine. There remains a lack of consensus, however, on how to appropriately select archaeological plant remains for isotopic analysis, how to ac…
Corrigendum: Carbon isotope values of hazelnut shells: a new proxy for canopy density Open
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Carbon isotope values of hazelnut shells: a new proxy for canopy density Open
Hazel ( Corylus avellana ) has been abundant in the vegetation of northern and central Europe since the early Holocene and has provided food and materials for humans ever since. Here we use stable carbon isotope (δ 13 C) values of hazelnut…
Polyphenols: Bioavailability, Microbiome Interactions and Cellular Effects on Health in Humans and Animals Open
Polyphenolic compounds have a variety of functions in plants including protecting them from a range of abiotic and biotic stresses such as pathogenic infections, ionising radiation and as signalling molecules. They are common constituents …
Urban form and scale shaped the agroecology of early ‘cities’ in northern Mesopotamia, the Aegean and Central Europe Open
Agricultural extensification refers to an expansive, low‐input production strategy that is land rather than labour limited. Here, we present a robust method, using the archaeological proxies of cereal grain nitrogen isotope values and sett…
Reconstructing Herbivore Diets: A Multivariate Statistical Approach To Interpreting Compound-Specific Isotope Values Open
Stable nitrogen (N) isotope analysis of bulk tissues is a technique for reconstructing the diets of organisms. However, bulk nitrogen isotope (δ15N) values can be influenced by a variety of metabolic and environmental factors that can conf…
Stable isotopes reveal intensive pig husbandry practices in the middle Yellow River region by the Yangshao period (7000–5000 BP) Open
It is well-known that pigs ( Sus scrofa ) were domesticated very early in Neolithic China, but far less is known about the processes by which pig husbandry intensified so that pork became the most important animal protein for humans are le…
View article: Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization
Mapping past human land use using archaeological data: A new classification for global land use synthesis and data harmonization Open
In the 12,000 years preceding the Industrial Revolution, human activities led to significant changes in land cover, plant and animal distributions, surface hydrology, and biochemical cycles. Earth system models suggest that this anthropoge…
Seed size, number and strategies in annual plants: a comparative functional analysis and synthesis Open
Background and Aims Plants depend fundamentally on establishment from seed. However, protocols in trait-based ecology currently estimate seed size but not seed number. This can be rectified. For annuals, seed number should simply be a posi…
View article: Movement of agricultural products in the Scandinavian Iron Age during the first millennium AD: <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr values of archaeological crops and animals in southern Sweden
Movement of agricultural products in the Scandinavian Iron Age during the first millennium AD: <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr values of archaeological crops and animals in southern Sweden Open
In this paper, we examine the exchange of crops and livestock through the application of strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotope analysis on cereal grains and faunal tooth enamel from the regional center of Uppåkra and three nearby settlements in Sc…
Centralisation and long-term change in farming regimes: Comparing agricultural practices in Neolithic and Iron Age south-west Germany Open
This study uses two novel archaeobotanical techniques – crop carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis and functional weed ecology – to determine directly how the intensity of agricultural practice changed from the Neolithic to the Early Iron A…
Trade-offs between seed and leaf size (seed–phytomer–leaf theory): functional glue linking regenerative with life history strategies … and taxonomy with ecology? Open
Although key elements defining the juvenile growth phase remain unmeasured, our results broadly support SPL theory in that phytometer and leaf size are a product of the size of the initial shoot meristem (≅ seed mass) and the duration and …
The Bandkeramik settlement of Vaihingen an der Enz, Kreis Ludwigsburg (Baden-Württemberg): an integrated perspective on land use, economy and diet Open
In this paper we develop an integrated perspective on land use, economy and diet at the LBK site Vaihingen an der Enz, an extensively excavated settlement and cemetery of the early Neolithic (later 6th millennium cal BC). We synthesise the…
From Traditional Farming in Morocco to Early Urban Agroecology in Northern Mesopotamia: Combining Present-day Arable Weed Surveys and Crop Isotope Analysis to Reconstruct Past Agrosystems in (Semi-)arid Regions Open
We integrate functional weed ecology with crop stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis to assess their combined potential for inferring arable land management practices in (semi-)arid regions from archaeobotanical assemblages. Weed and…
Disentangling the effect of farming practice from aridity on crop stable isotope values: A present-day model from Morocco and its application to early farming sites in the eastern Mediterranean Open
Agriculture has played a pivotal role in shaping landscapes, soils and vegetation. Developing a better understanding of early farming practices can contribute to wider questions regarding the long-term impact of farming and its nature in c…
Cultivation of choice: new insights into farming practices at Neolithic lakeshore sites Open