Multi-isotope evidence for the emergence of cultural alterity in Late Neolithic Europe.
Sci Adv
; 6(4): eaay2169, 2020 01.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32010785
ABSTRACT
The coexistence of cultural identities and their interaction is a fundamental topic of social sciences that is not easily addressed in prehistory. Differences in mortuary treatment can help approach this issue. Here, we present a multi-isotope study to track both diet and mobility through the life histories of 32 broadly coeval Late Neolithic individuals interred in caves and in megalithic graves of a restricted region of northern Iberia. The results show significant differences in infant- and child-rearing practices, in subsistence strategies, and in landscape use between burial locations. From this, we posit that the presence of communities with distinct lifestyles and cultural backgrounds is a primary reason for Late Neolithic variability in burial location in Western Europe and provides evidence of an early "them and us" scenario. We argue that this differentiation could have played a role in the building of lasting structures of socioeconomic inequality and, occasionally, violent conflict.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ciências Sociais
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Cultura
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Isótopos
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Antropologia Cultural
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sci Adv
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido