New evidence on the Late Bronze – Early Iron Age human nutrition in the Crimea (northern Pontic Region) based on the stable isotope analysis and radiocarbon dating
Journal: Povolzhskaya Arkheologiya (The Volga River Region Archaeology)
Year: 2024

The application of geochemical methods (stable isotope δ13C, δ15N analysis, chemical elemental analysis and radiocarbon dating) for studying human and animal bones from burials and cultural layers of archaeological sites of Crimea made it possible to highlight the issues of the development of agriculture and cattle-bгeeding during the Late Bronze – Early Iron Ages. One of the controversial questions is the problem of transition from sedentary forms of agriculture and cattle-breeding to mobile ca