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dc.contributor.authorAl-Bashaireh, K.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Shorman, A.
dc.contributor.authorRose, J.
dc.contributor.authorJull, A. J. T.
dc.contributor.authorHodgins, G.
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-11T21:23:04Z
dc.date.available2021-02-11T21:23:04Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-01
dc.identifier.citationAl-Bashaireh, K., Al-Shorman, A., Rose, J., Jull, A. J. T., & Hodgins, G. (2010). Paleodiet reconstruction of human remains from the archaeological site of Natfieh, northern Jordan. Radiocarbon, 52(2), 645-652.
dc.identifier.issn0033-8222
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/S0033822200045677
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/654277
dc.descriptionFrom the 20th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Kona, Hawaii, USA, May 31-June 3, 2009.
dc.description.abstractThis investigation concerns human teeth and bones from the site of Natfieh, north Jordan. Nitrogen and carbon isotope analyses were used to model the paleo-economy by reconstructing Natfieh's paleodiet during a specific time period. 14C dating of human teeth and bones from the site of Natfieh, north Jordan, demonstrate that they belong to the Early Roman period and match the archaeological date from the tomb and grave goods typology. Stable isotope analyses of these humans have provided new information about the subsistence and society of individuals buried at Natfieh. Natfieh is today agriculturally productive and must have been so in antiquity with most of the foodstuffs having been produced locally. The long distance between Natfieh and the closest aquatic food source (Mediterranean Sea and Lake Tiberias) and the high cost of land transportation might be the reason for the low consumption of marine protein. The results agree with past research on the Roman diet showing that plants were the common source of food for the Romans and fish may have been restricted to elite members of the society.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of Geosciences, The University of Arizona
dc.relation.urlhttp://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/
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dc.titlePaleodiet Reconstruction of Human Remains from the Archaeological Site of Natfieh, Northern Jordan
dc.typeProceedings
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dc.identifier.journalRadiocarbon
dc.description.collectioninformationThe Radiocarbon archives are made available by Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.
dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
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dc.source.volume52
dc.source.issue2
dc.source.beginpage645
dc.source.endpage652
refterms.dateFOA2021-02-11T21:23:04Z


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