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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Rick J. Schulting  and
Michael P. Richards
Rick J. Schulting
Affiliation:
School of Archaeology & Palaeoecology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, R.Schulting@qub.ac.uk
Michael P. Richards
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeological Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, England, M.P.Richards@Bradford.ac.uk
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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.

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MesolithicAMS datesstable isotope analysisearly Neolithic dietseasonal movementWales
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Antiquity , Volume 76 , Issue 294 , December 2002 , pp. 1011 - 1025
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