Mixed Livelihood Society in Iin Hamina – a Case Study of Medieval Diet in the Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
2018; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 24; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/14614103.2018.1444695
ISSN1749-6314
AutoresMaria Lahtinen, Anna‐Kaisa Salmi,
Tópico(s)Indigenous Studies and Ecology
ResumoA stable isotope investigation of a large Medieval population buried in Iin Hamina, northern Finland, has been used to reconstruct palaeodiet. Iin Hamina is situated approximately 30 km away from the modern city Oulu, in close proximity to the Bothnian Bay coast and the river Ii. The material used in this study is human skeletal material from an Iin Hamina cemetery dated as 15 to 17th centuries AD and animal bones excavated in Northern Ostrobothnia from pre-industrial contexts. Stable isotope analysis of well-preserved collagen indicate that both freshwater and marine fish was the dominant protein source for the people buried at the Iin Hamina cemetery.
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