Contrasting patterns of prehistoric human diet and subsistence in northernmost Europe

Abstract Current archaeological evidence indicates the transition from hunting-fishing-gathering to agriculture in Northern Europe was a gradual process. This transition was especially complex in the prehistoric North Fennoscandian landscape where the high latitude posed a challenge to both domestic...

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Autores principales:	Mirva Pääkkönen, Auli Bläuer, Bjørnar Olsen, Richard P. Evershed, Henrik Asplund
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2ea8903f8c504c7c84a478f2e1c788572021-12-02T15:07:50ZContrasting patterns of prehistoric human diet and subsistence in northernmost Europe10.1038/s41598-018-19409-82045-2322https://doaj.org/article/2ea8903f8c504c7c84a478f2e1c788572018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19409-8https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Current archaeological evidence indicates the transition from hunting-fishing-gathering to agriculture in Northern Europe was a gradual process. This transition was especially complex in the prehistoric North Fennoscandian landscape where the high latitude posed a challenge to both domestic animal breeding and cereal cultivation. The conditions varied, the coastal dwellers had access to rich marine resources and enjoyed a milder climate due to the Gulf Stream, while those living in the inland Boreal forest zone faced longer and colder winters and less diversity in animal and plant resources. Thus, the coastal area provided more favourable conditions for early agriculture compared to those found inland. Interestingly, a cultural differentiation between these areas is archaeologically visible from the late 2nd millennium BC onwards. This is most clearly seen in regionally distinct pottery styles, offering unique opportunities to probe diet and subsistence through the organic residues preserved in ceramic vessels. Herein, we integrate the lipid biomarker, compound-specific stable carbon isotopes (δ13C), and zooarchaeological evidence to reveal culturally distinct human diets and subsistence patterns. In northern Norway, some of the coastal people adopted dairying as part of their subsistence strategy, while the inhabitants of the interior, in common with northern Finland, continued their hunter-gatherer-fisher lifestyles.Mirva PääkkönenAuli BläuerBjørnar OlsenRichard P. EvershedHenrik AsplundNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2018)
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description	Abstract Current archaeological evidence indicates the transition from hunting-fishing-gathering to agriculture in Northern Europe was a gradual process. This transition was especially complex in the prehistoric North Fennoscandian landscape where the high latitude posed a challenge to both domestic animal breeding and cereal cultivation. The conditions varied, the coastal dwellers had access to rich marine resources and enjoyed a milder climate due to the Gulf Stream, while those living in the inland Boreal forest zone faced longer and colder winters and less diversity in animal and plant resources. Thus, the coastal area provided more favourable conditions for early agriculture compared to those found inland. Interestingly, a cultural differentiation between these areas is archaeologically visible from the late 2nd millennium BC onwards. This is most clearly seen in regionally distinct pottery styles, offering unique opportunities to probe diet and subsistence through the organic residues preserved in ceramic vessels. Herein, we integrate the lipid biomarker, compound-specific stable carbon isotopes (δ13C), and zooarchaeological evidence to reveal culturally distinct human diets and subsistence patterns. In northern Norway, some of the coastal people adopted dairying as part of their subsistence strategy, while the inhabitants of the interior, in common with northern Finland, continued their hunter-gatherer-fisher lifestyles.
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author	Mirva Pääkkönen Auli Bläuer Bjørnar Olsen Richard P. Evershed Henrik Asplund
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title	Contrasting patterns of prehistoric human diet and subsistence in northernmost Europe
title_short	Contrasting patterns of prehistoric human diet and subsistence in northernmost Europe
title_full	Contrasting patterns of prehistoric human diet and subsistence in northernmost Europe
title_fullStr	Contrasting patterns of prehistoric human diet and subsistence in northernmost Europe
title_full_unstemmed	Contrasting patterns of prehistoric human diet and subsistence in northernmost Europe
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Contrasting patterns of prehistoric human diet and subsistence in northernmost Europe

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