Journal of Archaeological Science Reports

• A dual Neolithic entry in north-east Iberia via maritime and trans -Pyrenean routes is likely. • RF machine learning reveals divergent patterns of Early Neolithic settlement. • Climate variables outweighed topography in driving Early Neolithic settlement. • Central coastal and Pyrenean zones concentrated most Early Neolithic landscapes. The expansion of Neolithic involved multiple dispersal rou…

• Sarmatians were equestrian mobile pastoralists in the Eurasian steppe, whose movements became limited once they reached the Danubian limes of the Roman province of Pannonia. • During the 400 years spent in the Carpathian Basin, Sarmatians had a variable relationship with the Roman Empire ranging from warfare to trade. • Thirty-six faunal assemblages were scrutinized to establish patterns of ani…

• Osteological and isotopic (δ13C and δ15N) data provide evidence of animal production and consumption at Els Munts. • Evidence demonstrates the practice of a mixed livestock economy during its late Roman occupation. • We propose the possible presence of vivaria and leporaria at this aristocratic villa. The end of the 3 rd century AD in the Western Roman Empire was characterized by social, econom…

• Isotopes reveal a strongly terrestrial diet at Biniadrís from Bronze to Iron Age. • Bayesian models show balanced livestock use, with rising pig consumption over time. • No marine resource use, despite immediate coastal access. • Evidence points to resilient, adaptive dryland agropastoral strategies. The Biniadrís cave, a Late Bronze and Early Iron Age funerary site in Menorca, Spain, offers ex…

• First archaeomalacological evidence of oyster consumption in a rural Late Antique villa. • Securely contextualised Ostrea edulis deposit dated by AMS radiocarbon analysis. • Episodic oyster consumption documented outside elite urban contexts. • Evidence for near-coastal exploitation of marine resources in the ager Tarraconensis. The exploitation and consumption of oysters in the Roman world are…