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Isotopes, Domestication, and Past Animal Husbandry Practices: A Review of the Formative Studies

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Exploring Human Behavior Through Isotope Analysis

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Abstract

The domestication of animals marked an important shift in human behaviour that revolutionized economic, social, and cultural aspects of prehistoric societies. The application of isotope analysis has allowed for the investigation of certain aspects of prehistoric animal husbandry that could not previously be determined using more traditional archaeological methods. Across the world, isotope analysis has shed light on the timing of domestication, temporal changes in husbandry techniques, the diet of domestic animals including seasonal variations in food resources, animal weaning patterns, birth seasonality and the movement of livestock for trade or grazing purposes. Although a large number of animal husbandry isotope studies are based in Europe, important research has also been conducted in North and South America, Asia, Africa, and the Pacific islands. This chapter reviews the formative studies that shaped isotope research focussed on understanding methods of prehistoric animal husbandry. This early research showed the true potential of isotope analysis of animal remains and led to the explosion of animal husbandry isotope research currently being published around the world.

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