EMERGENCE OF DAIRY PRODUCTION IN THE NEOL ITHIC - CONTRIBUTION OF ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF CATTLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL BONES

Authors
BALASSE M BOCHERENS H TRESSET A MARIOTTI A VIGNE JD
Citation
M. Balasse et al., EMERGENCE OF DAIRY PRODUCTION IN THE NEOL ITHIC - CONTRIBUTION OF ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF CATTLE ARCHAEOLOGICAL BONES, Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes, 325(12), 1997, pp. 1005-1010
Citations number
17
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518050
Volume
325
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1005 - 1010
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8050(1997)325:12<1005:EODPIT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A study of intra-individual variability of nitrogen isotopic compositi on of bone collagen from cattle mandibles from the neolithic site of B ercy (Paris, IVth millenium BC) showed that the young bovines were wea ned at an age between 6 and 12 months old. The examination of the mort ality profile shows that the young were slaughtered at this age. The o btained results do not contradict the 'post-lactation' peak hypothesis , which could be the evidence for an economy oriented towards dairy pr oduction.