Isotopic analyses suggest mammoth and plant in the diet of the oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast Europe

Abstract Relatively high 15N abundances in bone collagen of early anatomically modern humans in Europe have often been interpreted as a specific consumption of freshwater resources, even if mammoth is an alternative high 15N prey. At Buran-Kaya III, access to associated fauna in a secured archaeolog...

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Autores principales:	Dorothée G. Drucker, Yuichi I. Naito, Stéphane Péan, Sandrine Prat, Laurent Crépin, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Simon Puaud, Martina Lázničková-Galetová, Marylène Patou-Mathis, Aleksandr Yanevich, Hervé Bocherens
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:dcad3b626a09450380511bc6a70fe3ef2021-12-02T12:32:26ZIsotopic analyses suggest mammoth and plant in the diet of the oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast Europe10.1038/s41598-017-07065-32045-2322https://doaj.org/article/dcad3b626a09450380511bc6a70fe3ef2017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07065-3https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Relatively high 15N abundances in bone collagen of early anatomically modern humans in Europe have often been interpreted as a specific consumption of freshwater resources, even if mammoth is an alternative high 15N prey. At Buran-Kaya III, access to associated fauna in a secured archaeological context and application of recently developed isotopic analyses of individuals amino acids offer the opportunity to further examine this hypothesis. The site of Buran-Kaya III is located in south Crimea and has provided a rich archaeological sequence including two Upper Palaeolithic layers, from which human fossils were retrieved and directly dated as from 37.8 to 33.1 ka cal BP. Results from bulk collagen of three human remains suggests the consumption of a high 15N prey besides the contribution of saiga, red deer, horse and hare, whose butchered remains were present at the site. In contrast to bulk collagen, phenylalanine and glutamic acid 15N abundances reflect not only animal but also plant protein contributions to omnivorous diet, and allow disentangling aquatic from terrestrial resource consumption. The inferred human trophic position values point to terrestrial-based diet, meaning a significant contribution of mammoth meat, in addition to a clear intake of plant protein.Dorothée G. DruckerYuichi I. NaitoStéphane PéanSandrine PratLaurent CrépinYoshito ChikaraishiNaohiko OhkouchiSimon PuaudMartina Lázničková-GaletováMarylène Patou-MathisAleksandr YanevichHervé BocherensNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Dorothée G. Drucker Yuichi I. Naito Stéphane Péan Sandrine Prat Laurent Crépin Yoshito Chikaraishi Naohiko Ohkouchi Simon Puaud Martina Lázničková-Galetová Marylène Patou-Mathis Aleksandr Yanevich Hervé Bocherens Isotopic analyses suggest mammoth and plant in the diet of the oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast Europe
description	Abstract Relatively high 15N abundances in bone collagen of early anatomically modern humans in Europe have often been interpreted as a specific consumption of freshwater resources, even if mammoth is an alternative high 15N prey. At Buran-Kaya III, access to associated fauna in a secured archaeological context and application of recently developed isotopic analyses of individuals amino acids offer the opportunity to further examine this hypothesis. The site of Buran-Kaya III is located in south Crimea and has provided a rich archaeological sequence including two Upper Palaeolithic layers, from which human fossils were retrieved and directly dated as from 37.8 to 33.1 ka cal BP. Results from bulk collagen of three human remains suggests the consumption of a high 15N prey besides the contribution of saiga, red deer, horse and hare, whose butchered remains were present at the site. In contrast to bulk collagen, phenylalanine and glutamic acid 15N abundances reflect not only animal but also plant protein contributions to omnivorous diet, and allow disentangling aquatic from terrestrial resource consumption. The inferred human trophic position values point to terrestrial-based diet, meaning a significant contribution of mammoth meat, in addition to a clear intake of plant protein.
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author	Dorothée G. Drucker Yuichi I. Naito Stéphane Péan Sandrine Prat Laurent Crépin Yoshito Chikaraishi Naohiko Ohkouchi Simon Puaud Martina Lázničková-Galetová Marylène Patou-Mathis Aleksandr Yanevich Hervé Bocherens
author_facet	Dorothée G. Drucker Yuichi I. Naito Stéphane Péan Sandrine Prat Laurent Crépin Yoshito Chikaraishi Naohiko Ohkouchi Simon Puaud Martina Lázničková-Galetová Marylène Patou-Mathis Aleksandr Yanevich Hervé Bocherens
author_sort	Dorothée G. Drucker
title	Isotopic analyses suggest mammoth and plant in the diet of the oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast Europe
title_short	Isotopic analyses suggest mammoth and plant in the diet of the oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast Europe
title_full	Isotopic analyses suggest mammoth and plant in the diet of the oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast Europe
title_fullStr	Isotopic analyses suggest mammoth and plant in the diet of the oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast Europe
title_full_unstemmed	Isotopic analyses suggest mammoth and plant in the diet of the oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast Europe
title_sort	isotopic analyses suggest mammoth and plant in the diet of the oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast europe
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2017
url	https://doaj.org/article/dcad3b626a09450380511bc6a70fe3ef
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Isotopic analyses suggest mammoth and plant in the diet of the oldest anatomically modern humans from far southeast Europe

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