Childhood “stress” and stable isotope life‐histories in Transylvania

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Filipek, K. 2019. Childhood “stress” and stable isotope life‐histories in Transylvania. International Journal of Osteoarchaeology. Vol 29 (Issue 4), pp. 644-653. https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2760
AuthorsFilipek, K.
Abstract

Aims and Objectives
Macroscopic skeletal analysis and stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis were employed to examine the relationship between skeletal “stress” lesions and changes in the isotopic life history profiles of six nonadults from the Gepid population buried at the Archiud “Hânsuri” Cemetery (4th–7th centuries AD).

Materials and Methods
The Gepids were a migratory barbarian population in the Carpathian Mountain basin of Transylvania, Romania. Macroscopic skeletal analysis was conducted on 32 individuals, and of those, six nonadults were selected for stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of incrementally sampled dentine.

Results
Macroscopic skeletal analyses revealed 47% of the analysed population displayed evidence of childhood stress. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ranges were −17.7‰ to −11.8‰ for δ13C and 9.4‰ to 15.1‰ for δ15N.

Discussion
The overall dietary profile indicates a mixed terrestrial diet (C3/C4) with increased consumption of C4 plants during adolescence. The six nonadults appear to have been breastfed from 1 to 6 months and weaned by 3 years of age. High δ15N values seen in pre-natal and post-natal increments may suggest a level of nutritional/physiological stress during gestation and during the transitions from umbilical nutrients, breastmilk, and weaning foods. Although limited by the small sample size, this study supports the link between elevated δ15N values and nutritional stress and the relationship and timing of skeletal lesions with changes in the isotope profiles and was among the first to combine palaeopathological analyses and incremental stable isotope analyses on the Transylvania Gepids.

Year2019
JournalInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology
Journal citationVol 29 (Issue 4), pp. 644-653
PublisherWiley Online Library
ISSN1047-482X
1099-1212
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1002/oa.2760
Web address (URL)http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/oa.2760
Output statusPublished
Publication dates25 Apr 2019
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