Kameray Özdemir , Benjamin Irvine , Turhan Doğan , Ali Metin Büyükkarakaya , Yasin Gökhan Çakan , Furkan Kulak , Erhan Bıçakçı
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A biogeochemical approach to examining sub-adult diet and the weaning process at Neolithic Tepecik-Çiftlik, Türkiye
Tepecik-Çiftlik, a Neolithic settlement located in the Cappadocia region of Central Anatolia, within the boundaries of Niğde province in modern Türkiye is crucial for helping us to better understand social behaviour and human mobility in the Neolithic, as well as relations between different groups. To investigate dietary habits, subsistence practices, and intra-societal variations stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratio analysis has been conducted on the Neolithic human and faunal population. Further to this, 21 sub-adults were also sampled for stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratio analysis to examine sub-adult diet, complementary feeding, and the cessation of breastfeeding as part of the weaning process. This isotopic investigation into the weaning process is complemented by a previously conducted study using Sr/Ca ratios from bone apatite of the same population. The δ13C values of the sampled sub-adults range from −19.8 ‰ to −19.0 ‰ and the δ15N values range from 8.0 ‰ to 15.2 ‰. The isotopic data suggest a very early onset of complementary feeding (ca. 0.2 years of age) and a brief breastfeeding period, relative to other prehistoric populations. The cessation of breastfeeding and this very brief weaning process was likely completed by ca. 1–1.5 years old. This early commencement of complementary feeding was most probably a deliberate social and cultural choice, supported by the presence of bowls and feeding spoons in the graves of very young babies and infants. However, this cultural choice may also have affected the mortality profile of the Neolithic population.
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Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports is aimed at archaeologists and scientists engaged with the application of scientific techniques and methodologies to all areas of archaeology. The journal focuses on the results of the application of scientific methods to archaeological problems and debates. It will provide a forum for reviews and scientific debate of issues in scientific archaeology and their impact in the wider subject. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports will publish papers of excellent archaeological science, with regional or wider interest. This will include case studies, reviews and short papers where an established scientific technique sheds light on archaeological questions and debates.