New insights into the subsistence economy of the Late Bronze Age (1100–400 cal BC) communities in the southeastern Baltic

作者：Karolis Minkevičius, Giedrė Piličiauskienė, Vytenis Podėnas, Viktorija Micelicaitė, Darius Kontrimas, Justina Šapolaitė, Žilvinas Ežerinskis, Andrius Garbaras, Agnė Čivilytė, Heidi Luik, Linas Tamulynas · 发表于：Archaeologia BALTICA · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.15181/ab.v30i0.2564 · 被引用次数：11 · 研究领域：Archaeology and ancient environmental studies、Isotope Analysis in Ecology、Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

This paper presents the findings of a research project aimed at reconstructing the subsistence economy of the Late Bronze Age communities in eastern Lithuania. We focused on examining archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological assemblages from three hillforts alongside δ13C and δ15N stable isotope analysis of plant and animal remains. Our results suggest that local populations primarily relied on growing domestic plants and animals for their subsistence. By the Late Bronze Age, they had already adopted a diverse package of cultivated plants, with barley and millet being the main crops. Also, inhabitants relied on pig and goat/sheep as a primary source for their protein intake. Finally, δ13C and δ15N measurements suggest that farmers engaged in intensive agriculture with semi-permanent field systems and moderate application of manure.