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Magdalena Blanz, Samuel Stewart, Ingrid Mainland, Philippa Ascough, Andrea Raab, Joerg Feldmann, Mark A. Taggart
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JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
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Patricia Martin, Carlos Tornero, Domingo Carlos Salazar Garcia, Josep Maria Verges
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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Takashi Onodera, Kazuhiro Komatsu, Ayato Kohzu, Gen Kanaya, Motoyuki Mizuochi, Kazuaki Syutsubo
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Jutta Dierkes, Stefan Dietrich, Klaus Abraham, Bernhard H. Monien, Adrian McCann, Katrine Borga, Cornelia Weikert
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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2023)
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Jun Matsubayashi, Katsuya Kimura, Naohiko Ohkouchi, Nanako O. Ogawa, Naoto F. Ishikawa, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Yuichi Tsuda, Hiroshi Minami
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Marie Balasse, Rosalind Gillis, Ivana Zivaljevic, Remi Berthon, Lenka Kovacikova, Denis Fiorillo, Rose-Marie Arbogast, Adrian Balasescu, Stephanie Brehard, Eva A. Nyerges, Vesna Dimitrijevic, Eszter Banffy, Laszlo Domboroczki, Arkadiusz Marciniak, Krisztian Oross, Ivana Vostrovska, Melanie Roffet-Salque, Sofija Stefanovic, Maria Ivanova
Summary: Present-day domestic cattle are reproductively active throughout the year, while large wild ungulates and the last Aurochs were seasonal breeders, with the domesticated cattle developing aseasonal reproduction due to domestication and herding. Research indicates that seasonal calving prevailed in Europe between the 6th and 4th millennia BC.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Zhuoying Zhang, Jinlong Ma, Le Zhang, Ying Liu, Gangjian Wei
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(2023)
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(2022)
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Safoora Kamjan, Donna de Groene, Youri van den Hurk, Petar Zidarov, Nedko Elenski, William P. Patterson, Canan Cakirlar
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B. E. Lowry, R. M. Wittig, J. Pittermann, V. M. Oelze
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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Peter M. J. Douglas, Emerald Stratigopoulos, Sanga Park, Dawson Phan
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuanxi Liu, Junwen Wu, Danzi Wu, Shiming Li, Lina Wang
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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Qiyao Liang, Quanjia Chen, Naifan Zhang, Wei Zhang, Chao Ning, Dawei Cai
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(2023)
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Thomas C. Brachert, Thomas Felis, Cyril Gagnaison, Marlene Hoehle, Markus Reuter, Philipp M. Spreter
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(2019)
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Anthropology
Magdalena Blanz, Samuel Stewart, Ingrid Mainland, Philippa Ascough, Andrea Raab, Joerg Feldmann, Mark A. Taggart
Summary: This study investigates the feasibility of using lg(Ba/Sr) and δ C-13 as markers of marine food consumption. The results suggest that lg(Ba/Sr) values in tooth enamel can be a useful indicator of the relative amount of marine food consumed.
JOURNAL OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Shaun T. Lancaster, Gabriela Peniche, Ali Alzahrani, Magdalena Blanz, Jason Newton, Mark A. Taggart, Warren T. Corns, Eva M. Krupp, Joerg Feldmann
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)