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T1 Caprine management at Archaic and Classical period Argilos in northern Greece: the isotopic evidence from sequentially sampled tooth enamel
A1 Alagich, Rudolph
A1 Gkotsinas, Angelos
A1 Perreault, Jacques
A1 Bonias, Zisis
A1 Dotsika, Elissavet
A1 Adler, Lewis
A1 Smith, Colin Ian
K1 Classical period
K1 Argilos
K1 Agriculture
K1 Stable isotopes
K1 Greece
K1 Arqueología
K1 Archaeology
K1 Restos de animales (Arqueología)
K1 Animal remains (Archaeology)
AB This paper contributes new data on animal management practices from the Greek Archaic and Classical periods. Management strategies and season of birth of caprines from the city of Argilos (ca. 655 − 357 BC) are established through the analysis of stable carbon and oxygen isotope ratios of sequentially sampled tooth enamel. The results reveal a variety of management regimes being practiced by farmers at ancient Argilos, with no observable differences in diet and herding strategies between the Archaic and Classical periods. The samples that provide season of birth data, however, suggest a possible distinction between the two periods. Births are centred around autumn/early winter in the Archaic period and late winter/spring during the Classical period and could be the result of the prioritisation of different commodities by farmers.
PB Springer
SN 1866-9557
YR 2024
FD 2024-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11301
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11301
LA eng
NO This work was funded by the Nicholas Anthony Aroney Research Fund (University of Sydney) and Labex ARCHIMEDE, programme IA-ANR-11-LABX-0032-01 (Montpellier).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 11-may-2026