Papers by Héctor Bolívar Sanz
European Journal of Post-Classical Archaeologies (PCA), 2022
In order to explore the transition between the late Roman and early medieval periods, we performe... more In order to explore the transition between the late Roman and early medieval periods, we performed an anthropological and stable isotope analysis of human remains recovered from different archaeological sites of Balazote (Albacete, Spain). We focused on two areas that belonged to the same late Roman rural establishment: Camino Viejo de las Sepulturas villa and La Vega de Balazote villa (4th-5th centuries AD), the Visigothic necropolis (7th-8th centuries AD) and the Muslim necropolis (8th-10th centuries AD).
The results indicate a decrease in the animal protein consumption in the Visigothic occupation of Balazote, with similar values in the Islamic sample. Roman and Visigothic inhabitants have shown a similar dietary pattern compatible with a C3 terrestrial diet, while the Islamic sample presents the introduction of new crops and C4 plants. We do not observe marine or freshwater resources as a regular source of food in any period.
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Papers by Héctor Bolívar Sanz
The results indicate a decrease in the animal protein consumption in the Visigothic occupation of Balazote, with similar values in the Islamic sample. Roman and Visigothic inhabitants have shown a similar dietary pattern compatible with a C3 terrestrial diet, while the Islamic sample presents the introduction of new crops and C4 plants. We do not observe marine or freshwater resources as a regular source of food in any period.
The results indicate a decrease in the animal protein consumption in the Visigothic occupation of Balazote, with similar values in the Islamic sample. Roman and Visigothic inhabitants have shown a similar dietary pattern compatible with a C3 terrestrial diet, while the Islamic sample presents the introduction of new crops and C4 plants. We do not observe marine or freshwater resources as a regular source of food in any period.