Conformity in diversity? Isotopic investigations of infant feeding practices in two iron age populations from Southern Öland, Sweden

• Published in: American journal of physical anthropology Vol. 149; no. 2; pp. 217 - 230
• Main Authors: Howcroft, Rachel, Eriksson, Gunilla, Lidén, Kerstin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.10.2012; Wiley-Liss; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Animals; Anthropological methods; Anthropology, Physical; Archaeological Science; Archaeology subjects; Arkeologiämnen; Bone and Bones - chemistry; Breast Feeding - history; Breast milk; Breast-feeding; Breastfeeding; Carbon; Cattle; Cemeteries; Child; Child, Preschool; Collagen - analysis; Dentin - chemistry; Diet; Diet - history; Europe; Excavation and methods; Female; Fishes; Historisk-filosofiska ämnen; History and philosophy subjects; History, Ancient; Human paleontology; Human remains; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP; HUMANITIES and RELIGION; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Infants; Iron Age; Isotopes - analysis; laborativ arkeologi; Laboratory methods; Male; Marine resources; Metal Ages; Methodology and general studies; Mortality; Nitrogen; Nitrogen and sulfur stable isotopes; North West Europe; Palaeodiet; Physical and chemical analysis; Physical anthropology; Prehistory and protohistory; Stable isotopes; Sulfur; Sweden; Teeth; Tooth - chemistry; Trophic levels; Weaning; Iron Age; Sweden; Europe; Mortality; Anthropology; Infant; palaeodiet; Necropolis; iron age; weaning; nitrogen and sulfur stable isotopes; Diet; carbon; breastfeeding; Child; Isotope Analysis

This article presents the results of a study of infant diet at two Iron Age sites on the island of Öland, Sweden. The cemetery at Bjärby contained a large number of subadults who had survived the earliest years of life, whereas most individuals at Triberga had died by 6 months of age. To investigate...