Finding the coastal Mesolithic in Southwest Britain: AMS dates and stable isotope results on human remains from Caldey Island, South Wales

Schulting, R.J.; Richards, M.P.

doi:10.1017/s0003598x00091821

Finding the coastal Mesolithic in Southwest Britain: AMS dates and stable isotope results on human remains from Caldey Island, South Wales

Schulting, R.J.; Richards, M.P.

Authors

R.J. Schulting

M.P. Richards

Abstract

The implications of new evidence are presented for the generally high level of marine diet in the coastal Mesolithic populations of Wales. Within these generally high levels, some variations may point to seasonal movement. These data provide a strong contrast with the mainland terrestrial diet of early Neolithic populations in the same area.

Citation

Schulting, R., & Richards, M. (2002). Finding the coastal Mesolithic in Southwest Britain: AMS dates and stable isotope results on human remains from Caldey Island, South Wales. Antiquity, 76(294), 1011-1025. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00091821

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Oct 1, 2002
Deposit Date	Jul 20, 2009
Publicly Available Date	Jun 24, 2011
Journal	Antiquity
Print ISSN	0003-598X
Electronic ISSN	1745-1744
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	76
Issue	294
Pages	1011-1025
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00091821
Keywords	Mesolithic, AMS dates, stable isotope analysis, early Neolithic diet, seasonal movement, Wales
Publisher URL	http://antiquity.ac.uk/ant/076/Ant0761011.htm