Dietary Diversity in Early Neolithic Britain: Determining Regional Variation through Stable Isotope Analysis

农业生活方式的采用是人类史前最重要的发展之一。在英国，农业实践最早出现在新石器时代早期（公元前4000-3400年）。然而，英国各地收养儿童的模式和过程尚不清楚。该项目将通过分析人类牙齿、动物骨骼/牙齿和植物遗骸中的碳、氮和硫稳定同位素，调查新石器时代早期英国生存和饮食习惯的地区差异。该项目还将寻找不同群体中基于性别和年龄的饮食习惯，这在新石器时代的英国还有待详细研究。

The adoption of an agricultural lifestyle was one of the most significant developments in human prehistory. In Britain, agricultural practices first appeared in the Early Neolithic period (c. 4000-3400 BC). The pattern and process of their adoption across Britain, however, remains unclear. This project will investigate regional differences in subsistence and dietary practices in Early Neolithic Britain through theanalysis of carbon, nitrogen, and sulphur stable isotopes in human teeth, animal bones/teeth, and plant remains. The project will also look for sex- and age-based dietary practices across groups, which have yet to be examined in detail for Neolithic Britain.