Journal article
Isotopic and dental evidence for infant and young child feeding practices in an imperial Roman skeletal sample
Abstract
This study integrates isotopic, palaeopathological, and historical evidence to investigate infant and young child feeding practices in a Roman period (1st to 3rd centuries AD) skeletal sample from the Isola Sacra necropolis (Rome, Italy). Stable isotope analysis of bone collagen from 37 rib samples indicates that transitional feeding began by the end of the first year and weaning occurred by 2-2.5 years of age. Both delta(15)N and delta(13)C …
Authors
Prowse TL; Saunders SR; Schwarcz HP; Garnsey P; Macchiarelli R; Bondioli L
Journal
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Vol. 137, No. 3, pp. 294–308
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
November 2008
DOI
10.1002/ajpa.20870
ISSN
0002-9483