Investigating livestock management in the early Neolithic archaeological site of Cabecicos Negros (Almería, Spain) from the organic residue analysis in pottery

This paper seeks to reconstruct the management of food resources in the early Neolithic site of Cabecicos Negros in southeastern Spain. For this purpose, we have studied 29 potsherds from Cabecicos Negros (Andalusia, Spain). Applying the methods of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry we were ab...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2023-03, Vol.13 (1), p.4797-4797, Article 4797
Main Authors: Tarifa-Mateo, N., Saña, M., Clop, X., Rosell-Melé, A., Camalich-Massieu, M. D., Martín-Socas, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adipose tissue
Animals
Archaeology - methods
Body fat
Ceramics
Chromatography
Dairy products
Diet
Domestic animals
Europe
Exploitation
Food
Food resources
Gas chromatography
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Historic artifacts
Historic buildings & sites
Hogs
Humanities and Social Sciences
Investigations
Livestock
Mass spectrometry
Mass spectroscopy
multidisciplinary
Neolithic
Oils & fats
Pork
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Scientific imaging
Spain
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Summary:This paper seeks to reconstruct the management of food resources in the early Neolithic site of Cabecicos Negros in southeastern Spain. For this purpose, we have studied 29 potsherds from Cabecicos Negros (Andalusia, Spain). Applying the methods of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry we were able to recompose the daily use of the sherds related to the consumption and storage of food products. Among the results obtained in this work, we were able to show new evidence of the exploitation of dairy products in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, as well as provide information on the exploitation and management of the early domestic animals herds. To improve the archaeological results obtained, isotopic results were compared with a modern reference of 53 fat samples from the adipose tissue of domestic pigs and wild boars.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-31036-6