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From texts to teeth: A multi-isotope study of sheep and goat herding practices in the Late Bronze Age (‘Mycenaean’) polity of Knossos, Crete
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Linear B administrative documents of the late second millennium BC from urban Knossos, Crete, reveal that spatially extensive and centrally monitored sheep flocks and wool production played a fundamental role in Mycenaean palatial economy. Here we employ multi-isotope (δ13C, δ18O, 87Sr/86Sr) analysis of sequentially sampled sheep and goat tooth enamel bioapatite to explore life histories of animals consumed at Knossos. Interpretation of isotopic results incorporates new baseline data on 87Sr/...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.09.019
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British School at Athens
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John Fell Fund
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- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports Journal website
- Volume:
- 23
- Pages:
- 36-56
- Publication date:
- 2018-11-02
- Acceptance date:
- 2018-09-22
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2352-409X
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- Copyright date:
- 2018
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- © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Elsevier at: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.09.019
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