Alexander, Michelle Marie orcid.org/0000-0001-8000-3639, Gerrard, Christopher, Gutiérrez, Alejandra et al. (1 more author) (2015) Diet, society, and economy in late medieval Spain:Stable isotope evidence from Muslims and Christians from Gandía, Valencia. American journal of physical anthropology. pp. 263-273. ISSN 1096-8644
Abstract
This article investigates the diets of neighboring Christians and Muslims in late medieval Spain (here 13th–16th centuries) through the analysis of the stable isotopes of carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) in adult human and animal bone collagen. Twenty-four Christians and 20 Muslims are sampled from two adjacent and contemporaneous settlements in the township of Gandía on the Mediterranean coast, together with the remains of 24 animals. Statistical differences in both δ13C and δ15N reveal that the diets of the two faith communities differed, despite living side-by-side. These differences may relate to inequalities in their access to foodstuffs, particularly to C3/C4 grain and/or possibly terrestrial meat sources, though cultural preferences are also highlighted. Isotopic values for animals were also found to vary widely, both between and within species, and this provides a window into the local livestock economy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2014 THE AUTHORS. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | C4 plants,ISLAM,Mediterranean,Faith,COLLAGEN |
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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: | 29 Oct 2015 13:23 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 12:27 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.22647 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/ajpa.22647 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:81402 |
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Description: Alexander, M. M., Gerrard, C. M., Gutiérrez, A. and Millard, A. R. (2014), Diet, society, and economy in late medieval Spain: Stable isotope evidence from Muslims and Christians from Gandía, Valencia. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.22647
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