Project description
Dinner during the Neolithic Age
What were the eating habits of Neolithic people? How important were cereals for Neolithic subsistence and diet in Britain and China? How did this vary in different areas within these two regions? To answer these questions, the EU-funded MANGE project will look at dietary signals in human coprolites (fossilised faeces) to assess the relative contribution of animal and plant foods, and cereals compared to other types of plants. Specifically, the project will explore how the dietary profiles of coprolites differ from those reconstructed from other lines of evidence and investigate the relative importance of plant and animal products in Neolithic diets.
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MSCA-IF-EF-ST - Standard EFCoordinator
NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne
United Kingdom