TY - JOUR
T1 - Middle Holocene hunting and herding at Gueldaman Cave, Algeria
T2 - An integrated study of the vertebrate fauna and pottery lipid residues
AU - Kherbouche, Farid
AU - Dunne, Julie
AU - Merzoug, S
AU - Hachi, S
AU - Evershed, Richard
PY - 2016/7/29
Y1 - 2016/7/29
N2 - Pathways to food production in Holocene north Africa are complex and varied and, for the human groups living there, are likely heavily influenced by varying factors such as local ecosystems and available resources. Molecular and isotopic analysis of absorbed food residues from 140 pottery vessels from Neolithic Gueldaman Cave site confirms that the exploitation of domesticated animals (sheep and goat), for their carcass fats, and their secondary products, e.g. dairy, began in Mediterranean north Africa in the 5th millennium BC. Findings from organic residue analyses are confirmed by the slaughter profiles from the faunal assemblage which suggest a mixed meat/milk economy.
AB - Pathways to food production in Holocene north Africa are complex and varied and, for the human groups living there, are likely heavily influenced by varying factors such as local ecosystems and available resources. Molecular and isotopic analysis of absorbed food residues from 140 pottery vessels from Neolithic Gueldaman Cave site confirms that the exploitation of domesticated animals (sheep and goat), for their carcass fats, and their secondary products, e.g. dairy, began in Mediterranean north Africa in the 5th millennium BC. Findings from organic residue analyses are confirmed by the slaughter profiles from the faunal assemblage which suggest a mixed meat/milk economy.
KW - Neolithic
KW - Gueldaman
KW - Algeria
KW - Organic residues
U2 - 10.1016/j.quaint.2016.01.005
DO - 10.1016/j.quaint.2016.01.005
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
SN - 1040-6182
VL - 410
SP - 50
EP - 60
JO - Quaternary International
JF - Quaternary International
ER -