The Mediterranean archive of isotopic data, a dataset to explore lifeways from the Neolithic to the Iron Age.

ABSTRACT: We present the open-access Mediterranean Archive of Isotopic dAta (MAIA) dataset, which includes over 48,000 isotopic measurements from prehistoric human, animal and plant samples from archaeological sites in the Mediterranean basin dating from the Neolithic to the Iron Age (ca. 6000 - 600 BCE). MAIA collates isotopic measurements (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N, δ³⁴S, δ¹⁸O and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) alongside supporting information (e.g. chronology, location and bibliographic reference). MAIA can be used to explore past human and animal diets and mobility, reconstruct paleo-ecological and -climatic phenomena and investigate human-environment interaction throughout later prehistory in the Mediterranean. MAIA has multiple research applications and here we s

SUBMITTER: Farese M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10733384 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature