Patrilocality at the Beginning of Farming? An Isotopic Approach from SE Moravia
This research combines Strontium (Sr/Sr) and Oxygen (δO) isotope analysis to challenge the prevailing interpretation of patrilocal exogamic practices among eastern European Early Neolithic Linearbandkeramik (LBK) communities. Patrilocality has been considered the key factor influencing the mobility...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/370304 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/370304 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Neolithic Linearbandkeramik LBK Mobility patterns 87Sr/86Sr and δ18O Funerary contexts |
| Sumario: | This research combines Strontium (Sr/Sr) and Oxygen (δO) isotope analysis to challenge the prevailing interpretation of patrilocal exogamic practices among eastern European Early Neolithic Linearbandkeramik (LBK) communities. Patrilocality has been considered the key factor influencing the mobility patterns of central Europe’s first farmers (c. 5500–4900 cal. BC), especially in the south-eastern Moravian region (Czech Republic). Focusing our attention on both male and female tooth enamel samples from cemeteries, settlement graves and small clusters of graves, this paper reassesses the correlation between mobility, biological sex, and funerary practices. This task is accomplished by establishing a new isotopic footprint using new Sr/Sr data, as well as significantly increasing the number of sampled individuals for Sr/Sr and δO. The outcome of this research contributes to a better understanding of the mobility patterns among early farmers in central Europe, challenging existing theories and providing new insights into their social and cultural dynamics. |
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