Early Neolithic pastoral land use at Alsonyek-Bataszek, Hungary (Starcevo culture): New insights from stable isotope ratios.

ABSTRACT: The earliest introduction of livestock (cattle, goats, sheep, pigs) into the Carpathian Basin was an important step towards farming expansion into continental Europe. This spread beyond the environments of the southern Balkans was accompanied by a reduction in the spectrum of cultivated crops, changes in the relative representation of different domestic animals, and, most likely, adaptations of husbandry practices. How the earliest farmers in the Carpathian Basin kept their domestic stock is still understudied. We explored early animal management and land use strategies at the Starčevo settlement at Alsónyék-Bátaszék, Hungary (Early Neolithic, ca. 5800-5600 cal BC). Settled at the intersection of wide alluvial plains, waterlogged meadows and marshes to the east, and forested hills to the w

SUBMITTER: Blanz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10715649 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature