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Introduction Introduction
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Cheia and its faunal assemblage Cheia and its faunal assemblage
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Material and methods Material and methods
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Results Results
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Bone collagen stable isotope values Bone collagen stable isotope values
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Enamel bioapatite stable carbon and oxygen isotope values Enamel bioapatite stable carbon and oxygen isotope values
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Modelling of δ18O sequences measured in cattle third molars Modelling of δ18O sequences measured in cattle third molars
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Discussion Discussion
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Location of pastures for domestic herds Location of pastures for domestic herds
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Sheep and cattle diet δ13C at the seasonal scale Sheep and cattle diet δ13C at the seasonal scale
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Exogenous origin for one domestic bovine? Exogenous origin for one domestic bovine?
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Inter-annual mobility between pasture areas? Inter-annual mobility between pasture areas?
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Cattle birth seasonality Cattle birth seasonality
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Appendix Appendix
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Acknowledgements Acknowledgements
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References References
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7 Cattle and Sheep Herding at Cheia, Romania, at the Turn of the Fifth Millennium cal BC: A View from Stable Isotope Analysis
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Published:November 2014
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Abstract
A stable isotope study was conducted on the zooarchaeological assemblage from Cheia, located on the Central Dobruja plateau, Romania, between the Danube and the Black Sea. Occupied at the turn of the fifth millennium cal BC by Hamangia communities, the site had a faunal assemblage heavily dominated by domesticates. The δ13C isotopes measured on domestic cattle and sheep bone collagen and tooth enamel were comparatively higher than those measured on most wild fauna, suggesting the exploitation of different ecosystems for herding and hunting. They could reveal either pasturing in dry ecosystems in the vicinity of the site, or exploitation of littoral lagoons where C4 plants could have occurred. Cattle birth seasonality occurred over less than four months. Because calving initiates lactation time, this feature might help in the future to define more precisely the parameters of this kind of economy where milk exploitation is suggested by the cattle mortality profile.
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