Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, Lefkandi

This study reports archaeobotanical and crop stable-isotope results from Building M and its environs at Xeropolis (Lefkandi, Euboea), a key Aegean site spanning the Late Bronze–Early Iron Age transition. The results demonstrated diachronic patterns in crop use, agricultural management, and culinary...

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Autores: Livarda, Alexandra, Kotzamani, Georgia, Diffey, Charlotte, Evely, Doniert, Sabato, Diego, Lloyd, Matthew, Lemos, Irene
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Fecha de publicación:2025
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spelling Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, LefkandiLivarda, AlexandraKotzamani, GeorgiaDiffey, CharlotteEvely, DoniertSabato, DiegoLloyd, MatthewLemos, IreneRestes de plantes (Arqueologia) -- GrèciaLeukantion (Grècia) -- ArqueologiaEdat del ferro -- Grècia90This study reports archaeobotanical and crop stable-isotope results from Building M and its environs at Xeropolis (Lefkandi, Euboea), a key Aegean site spanning the Late Bronze–Early Iron Age transition. The results demonstrated diachronic patterns in crop use, agricultural management, and culinary practice. The assemblage included numerous food and wild plants, indicating a variable, culture-specific cuisine. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analyses revealed crop-specific, phase-dependent differences in water availability and manuring. During the first occupation phase, distinct cultivation regimes—likely reflecting separate field systems—were evident for most crops. In the second phase, all crops were grown under reduced manuring, possibly reflecting shifts in subsistence and plant management, underpinning periods that led to increasing socio-political stress. The data combined with comparative regional evidence, indicate that Xeropolis maintained both southern and northern Aegean contacts, reflected in its hybrid culinary traditions, while its diet was based on local and regional traditions. Overall, the study illuminates adaptability, agricultural planning, and food culture during a pivotal period, highlighting the interplay of environment, economy, and identity.This work was supported by HORIZON EUROPE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions [grant number H2020-MSCA-IF-2020-101024917]; Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation [grant number PID2022-139907NB-I00].info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionRoutledge2025info:eu-repo/semantics/article1–18 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2072/488904https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2025.2583561RECERCAT (Dipòsit de la Recerca de Catalunya)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésSupplemental Material (RDR)Supplemental Material (journal)Environmental Archaeology, 2025, 1–18https://doi.org/10.34810/data2762https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2025.2583561Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Archaeology: The Journal of Human Palaeoecology on 06 Nov 2025, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/14614103.2025.2583561. It is deposited under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any wayhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:recercat.cat:2072/4889042026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, Lefkandi
title Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, Lefkandi
spellingShingle Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, Lefkandi
Livarda, Alexandra
Restes de plantes (Arqueologia) -- Grècia
Leukantion (Grècia) -- Arqueologia
Edat del ferro -- Grècia
90
title_short Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, Lefkandi
title_full Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, Lefkandi
title_fullStr Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, Lefkandi
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, Lefkandi
title_sort Agricultural Management and Culinary Culture in the Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Aegean: Archaeobotanical and Stable Isotope Insights from Region I, Xeropolis, Lefkandi
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Livarda, Alexandra
Kotzamani, Georgia
Diffey, Charlotte
Evely, Doniert
Sabato, Diego
Lloyd, Matthew
Lemos, Irene
author Livarda, Alexandra
author_facet Livarda, Alexandra
Kotzamani, Georgia
Diffey, Charlotte
Evely, Doniert
Sabato, Diego
Lloyd, Matthew
Lemos, Irene
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author2 Kotzamani, Georgia
Diffey, Charlotte
Evely, Doniert
Sabato, Diego
Lloyd, Matthew
Lemos, Irene
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Restes de plantes (Arqueologia) -- Grècia
Leukantion (Grècia) -- Arqueologia
Edat del ferro -- Grècia
90
topic Restes de plantes (Arqueologia) -- Grècia
Leukantion (Grècia) -- Arqueologia
Edat del ferro -- Grècia
90
description This study reports archaeobotanical and crop stable-isotope results from Building M and its environs at Xeropolis (Lefkandi, Euboea), a key Aegean site spanning the Late Bronze–Early Iron Age transition. The results demonstrated diachronic patterns in crop use, agricultural management, and culinary practice. The assemblage included numerous food and wild plants, indicating a variable, culture-specific cuisine. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analyses revealed crop-specific, phase-dependent differences in water availability and manuring. During the first occupation phase, distinct cultivation regimes—likely reflecting separate field systems—were evident for most crops. In the second phase, all crops were grown under reduced manuring, possibly reflecting shifts in subsistence and plant management, underpinning periods that led to increasing socio-political stress. The data combined with comparative regional evidence, indicate that Xeropolis maintained both southern and northern Aegean contacts, reflected in its hybrid culinary traditions, while its diet was based on local and regional traditions. Overall, the study illuminates adaptability, agricultural planning, and food culture during a pivotal period, highlighting the interplay of environment, economy, and identity.
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