BİZANS DÖNEMİ KOVUKLUKAYA TOPLULUĞUNUN (BOYABAT, SİNOP) BESLENME ALIŞKANLIKLARININ YENİDEN YAPILANDIRILMASI: SABİT İZOTOP ORANI ANALİZLERİNİN ÖNCÜL SONUÇLARI
RECONSTRUCTION OF DIETARY HABITS OF THE BYZANTINE PERIOD KOVUKLUKAYA POPULATION (BOYABAT, SINOP): PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSES

Summary/Abstract: The stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in the bone collagen of skeletons obtained from the Byzantine Period Kovuklukaya (Sinop) cemetery were analyzed for reconstructing the dietary habits of the population. The δ13C values indicate that the diet was primarily based on C3 resources with little inclusion of C4 plants. The δ15N and δ13C values indicate a reliance on terrestrial sources despite the region being relatively close to the Black Sea and freshwater resources. When the Kovuklukaya nitrogen isotope values were compared with the faunal isotope values from Çamlıbel Tarlası and Sagalassos, they further suggested that the protein obtained from terrestrial animals had an important role in the dietary habits. The source of animal protein was most likely sheep and goats. The isotope values of Kovuklukaya also revealed that there were no differences in diet between the sexes

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