Piličiauskas, Gytis, Vengalis, Rokas, Minkevicius, Karolis et al. (5 more authors) (2021) The earliest evidence for crop cultivation during the Early Bronze Age in the southeastern Baltic. Journal of Archaeological Science Reports. 102881. ISSN 2352-409X
Abstract
The Early Bronze Age (1800–1100 cal BC) is among one of the most poorly understood prehistoric periods in the southeastern Baltic region. Here, we present the multidisciplinary results obtained from the recent excavations undertaken at the site of Kvietiniai in western Lithuania, including radiocarbon (14C) measurements and the stable isotope analysis of charred barley (Hordeum vulgare) grains. Our results provide the earliest direct evidence for crop cultivation in the southeastern Baltic region (ca. 1300–1250 cal BC), and link it to an as yet poorly known cord-impressed coarse pottery tradition. Moreover, the Freshwater Reservoir Effect (FRE) of the nearby Minija River was calculated, ca. 2000 years today with a terminus ad quem of 780 ± 57 years during prehistory. Consequently, our findings have implications for understanding the cultural and economic development of the Bronze Age in the region, and demonstrate that crop cultivation was adopted ca. 1500 years after the initial integration of animal husbandry in the Early Neolithic.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Archaeology (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2021 13:50 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 17:23 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102881 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102881 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:171934 |
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