High-resolution isotope dietary analysis of Mesolithic and Neolithic humans from Franchthi Cave, Greece.

ABSTRACT: Franchthi Cave, in the Greek Peloponnese, is a well-known Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic site, with several human burials. In many parts of Europe there is clear evidence from archaeological and isotopic studies for a diet change between the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. This is especially the case in coastal contexts where there is often a shift from predominantly marine food diets in the Mesolithic to terrestrial (presumably domesticated) foods in the Neolithic. However, at Franchthi Cave previous isotope research did not show changes in diets between these two periods, and also showed relatively little input from marine foods in diets in either time period, despite the coastal location of the site and the presence of marine shellfish and fish, including tuna. High-resolution

SUBMITTER: Martinoia V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11741403 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature