Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysis

During the Iron Age, north-eastern Iberian communities relied on crop cultivation and animal husbandry for their subsistence. The latter was mainly focused on caprine, with sheep being prominent due to their suitability to the Mediterranean climate, orography, and environment. Despite the pivotal ro...

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Autores: Messana, Chiara, Tornero Dacasa, Carlos, Colominas, Lídia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Palabra clave:Restes d'animals (Arqueologia) -- Catalunya
Bestiar -- Cria i desenvolupament -- Catalunya
Edat del ferro -- Catalunya
Catalunya -- Arqueologia
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysis
title Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysis
spellingShingle Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysis
Messana, Chiara
Restes d'animals (Arqueologia) -- Catalunya
Bestiar -- Cria i desenvolupament -- Catalunya
Edat del ferro -- Catalunya
Catalunya -- Arqueologia
90
title_short Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysis
title_full Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysis
title_fullStr Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysis
title_full_unstemmed Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysis
title_sort Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Messana, Chiara
Tornero Dacasa, Carlos
Colominas, Lídia
author Messana, Chiara
author_facet Messana, Chiara
Tornero Dacasa, Carlos
Colominas, Lídia
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author2 Tornero Dacasa, Carlos
Colominas, Lídia
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Restes d'animals (Arqueologia) -- Catalunya
Bestiar -- Cria i desenvolupament -- Catalunya
Edat del ferro -- Catalunya
Catalunya -- Arqueologia
90
topic Restes d'animals (Arqueologia) -- Catalunya
Bestiar -- Cria i desenvolupament -- Catalunya
Edat del ferro -- Catalunya
Catalunya -- Arqueologia
90
description During the Iron Age, north-eastern Iberian communities relied on crop cultivation and animal husbandry for their subsistence. The latter was mainly focused on caprine, with sheep being prominent due to their suitability to the Mediterranean climate, orography, and environment. Despite the pivotal role of sheep in livestock husbandry, information on Iberian communities’ feeding strategies for this species is limited. To address this lacuna, this study investigates the livestock feeding habits at four Catalan sites dating back to the 3rd century BC: Mas Castellar de Pontós, Tossal de Baltarga, Sant Esteve d’Olius, and Turó de la Rovira. Bulk carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) of bone collagen and sequential carbon and oxygen analyses (δ13C and δ18O) of dental enamel were performed on 74 remains (43 bones, 31 teeth) from 51 sheep. Additionally, 153 bone remains from other domestic and wild species from the four sites were analysed. Our results revealed the complex and adaptive livestock feeding strategies of Iron Age Iberian populations. Sheep exhibited minimal diet variations, mainly consuming C3 plants across the four sites. Nevertheless, their feeding habits changed seasonally depending on pasture availability and settlement requirements. The other main domestic species were subject to individualised and variable feeding strategies within the same settlement. This diversified feeding management unveiled the complex and adaptive nature of the husbandry practices employed by Iron Age Iberian communities. Finally, the extensive number of remains analysed provides the first data on livestock feeding strategies for the Middle/Late Iron Age in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula.
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spelling Beyond the herd: investigating livestock feeding strategies in the Iron Age Iberian Peninsula (3rd c. BC) through a multi-isotope analysisMessana, ChiaraTornero Dacasa, CarlosColominas, LídiaRestes d'animals (Arqueologia) -- CatalunyaBestiar -- Cria i desenvolupament -- CatalunyaEdat del ferro -- CatalunyaCatalunya -- Arqueologia90During the Iron Age, north-eastern Iberian communities relied on crop cultivation and animal husbandry for their subsistence. The latter was mainly focused on caprine, with sheep being prominent due to their suitability to the Mediterranean climate, orography, and environment. Despite the pivotal role of sheep in livestock husbandry, information on Iberian communities’ feeding strategies for this species is limited. To address this lacuna, this study investigates the livestock feeding habits at four Catalan sites dating back to the 3rd century BC: Mas Castellar de Pontós, Tossal de Baltarga, Sant Esteve d’Olius, and Turó de la Rovira. Bulk carbon and nitrogen isotope analyses (δ13C and δ15N) of bone collagen and sequential carbon and oxygen analyses (δ13C and δ18O) of dental enamel were performed on 74 remains (43 bones, 31 teeth) from 51 sheep. Additionally, 153 bone remains from other domestic and wild species from the four sites were analysed. Our results revealed the complex and adaptive livestock feeding strategies of Iron Age Iberian populations. Sheep exhibited minimal diet variations, mainly consuming C3 plants across the four sites. Nevertheless, their feeding habits changed seasonally depending on pasture availability and settlement requirements. The other main domestic species were subject to individualised and variable feeding strategies within the same settlement. This diversified feeding management unveiled the complex and adaptive nature of the husbandry practices employed by Iron Age Iberian communities. Finally, the extensive number of remains analysed provides the first data on livestock feeding strategies for the Middle/Late Iron Age in the north-eastern Iberian Peninsula.Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. Open access funding provided by Universitat Rovira i Virgili. This research is part of a PhD project with the financial support of Secretaria d’Universitats i Recerca de la Generalitat de Catalunya and European Social Fund (ESF) “Investing in your future” (2022 FI_B2 00070); the I + D + i project PID2021-122355NB-C32, funded by MCIN/AEI/https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 and by ERDF A way of making Europe; by projects CLT009/22/000042 and 2021-SGR-01239, funded by Department of Culture of Generalitat de Catalunya Government; and by the READ project, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s HORIZON ERC programme (Grant agreement No. 101088071; led by CT). The Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social (IPHES-CERCA) has received financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through the “María de Maeztu” program for Units of Excellence (CEX2019-000945-M). Sequential carbon analyses for this study received financial support from the following research projects: “El nucli arqueològic de Mas Castellar (Pontós). L’entorn emporità i el rerapaís en època protohistòrica.” Quadriennals de recerca en matèria d’arqueologia i paleontología; “Prehistòria y transhumància a l’Alt Ripollès. Fundación Palarq, convocatòria Palarq Analíticas 2019/2020”; “Eco-Social behaviour of the Sierra de Atapuerca Hominins during Quaternary, VI” (PID2021-122355NB-C32), Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Spanish Government); “Middle Iron Age livestock practices in the north-east of Iberian Peninsula: a biogeochemical approach. Fundación Palarq, convocatòria Palarq Analíticas 2022/2023”. CT’s work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (RYC 2020-029404-I). LC’s work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (RYC 2019-026732-I).info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionSpringer Nature2024info:eu-repo/semantics/article31 p.application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/2072/480043https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-024-02116-zRECERCAT (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)InglésArchaeological and Anthropological Sciences 17, 16 (2025)© The Author(s) 2024Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:2072/4800432026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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