The influence of religious identity and socio-economic status on diet over time, an example from medieval France
Leïa Mion
(1)
,
Estelle Herrscher
(1)
,
Guy André
(1)
,
Jérôme Hernandez
(2, 3)
,
Richard Donat
(2, 4)
,
Magali Fabre
(1)
,
Vianney Forest
(2, 5)
,
Domingo C Salazar-García
1
LAMPEA -
Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe-Afrique
2 Inrap - Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives
3 ASM - Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes
4 ICube - Laboratoire des sciences de l'ingénieur, de l'informatique et de l'imagerie
5 TRACES - Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés
2 Inrap - Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives
3 ASM - Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes
4 ICube - Laboratoire des sciences de l'ingénieur, de l'informatique et de l'imagerie
5 TRACES - Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés
Leïa Mion
- Fonction : Auteur
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Estelle Herrscher
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Jérôme Hernandez
- Fonction : Auteur
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Vianney Forest
- Fonction : Auteur
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Domingo C Salazar-García
- Fonction : Auteur
Résumé
In Southern France as in other parts of Europe, significant changes occurred in settlement patterns between the end of Antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages. Small communities gathered to form, by the tenth century, villages organized around a church. This development was the result of a new social and agrarian organization. Its impact on lifestyles and, more precisely, on diet is still poorly understood. The analysis of carbon and nitrogen isotopes in bone collagen from the inhabitants of the well-preserved medieval rural site Missignac-Saint Gilles le Vieux (fifth to thirteenth centuries, Gard, France) provides insight into their dietary practices and enables a discussion about its transformation over time. A sample of 152 adult individuals dated from 675 to 1175 AD (75 females, 77 males) and 75 specimens from 16 non-human species were analyzed. Results show the exploitation of freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems as well as various breeding practices specific to each species. The use of both C4 and halophyte plants for feeding domestic animals was also observed. Concerning human dietary practices, a change seemed to occur at the beginning of the tenth century with an increase of 15 N values and a decrease of 13 C values. This corresponds to the introduction of a significant amount of freshwater resources into the diet and could be related to the evolution of the Catholic doctrine. A concomitant diversification of access to individual food resources was also observed, probably linked to the increased diversity of practice inside a population otherwise perceived as one community.
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The influence of religious identity and socio-economic status on diet over time, an example from medieval France
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Résumé |
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In Southern France as in other parts of Europe, significant changes occurred in settlement patterns between the end of Antiquity and the beginning of the Middle Ages. Small communities gathered to form, by the tenth century, villages organized around a church. This development was the result of a new social and agrarian organization. Its impact on lifestyles and, more precisely, on diet is still poorly understood. The analysis of carbon and nitrogen isotopes in bone collagen from the inhabitants of the well-preserved medieval rural site Missignac-Saint Gilles le Vieux (fifth to thirteenth centuries, Gard, France) provides insight into their dietary practices and enables a discussion about its transformation over time. A sample of 152 adult individuals dated from 675 to 1175 AD (75 females, 77 males) and 75 specimens from 16 non-human species were analyzed. Results show the exploitation of freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems as well as various breeding practices specific to each species. The use of both C4 and halophyte plants for feeding domestic animals was also observed. Concerning human dietary practices, a change seemed to occur at the beginning of the tenth century with an increase of 15 N values and a decrease of 13 C values. This corresponds to the introduction of a significant amount of freshwater resources into the diet and could be related to the evolution of the Catholic doctrine. A concomitant diversification of access to individual food resources was also observed, probably linked to the increased diversity of practice inside a population otherwise perceived as one community.
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Auteur(s) |
Leïa Mion
1
, Estelle Herrscher
1
, Guy André
1
, Jérôme Hernandez
2, 3
, Richard Donat
2, 4
, Magali Fabre
1
, Vianney Forest
2, 5
, Domingo C Salazar-García
1
LAMPEA -
Laboratoire méditerranéen de préhistoire Europe-Afrique
( 208163 )
- MMSH 5 Rue du château de l'Horloge BP 647 13094 AIX EN PROVENCE CEDEX 2
- France
2
Inrap -
Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives
( 301475 )
- 121 rue d'Alésia
75014 Paris
- France
3
ASM -
Archéologie des Sociétés Méditerranéennes
( 86793 )
- Route de Mende
Université Paul Valéry-Montpellier 3
34199 MONTPELLIER Cedex
- France
4
ICube -
Laboratoire des sciences de l'ingénieur, de l'informatique et de l'imagerie
( 217648 )
- 300 bd Sébastien Brant - BP 10413 - F-67412 Illkirch Cedex
- France
5
TRACES -
Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés
( 44675 )
- Maison de la Recherche, 5 allée Antonio Machado 31058 TOULOUSE Cedex 9
- France
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Volume |
11
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Page/Identifiant |
3309–3327
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Date de publication électronique |
2018-12-06
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Audience |
Internationale
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Date de publication |
2019-07-01
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Nom de la revue |
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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DOI | 10.1007/s12520-018-0754-z |
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