Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the human remains analysed in this study and those from previously published work.
| Site | n | mean δ13C | median δ13C | 1SD δ13C | min δ13C | max δ13C | mean δ15N | median δ15N | 1 SD δ15N | min δ15N | max δ15N | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balsignano | 2 | − 19.3 | − 19.3 | 0.1 | − 19.3 | − 19.2 | 9 | 9 | 1.2 | 8.1 | 9.8 | This study; Lelli et al. 20128 |
| Cala Colombo | 6 | − 19.5 | − 19.4 | 0.4 | − 20.2 | − 19.3 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 7 | 10.6 | This study |
| Cala Scizzo | 1 | − 19.9 | 7.6 | This study | ||||||||
| Carpignano Salentino | 1 | − 19.7 | 9.3 | This study | ||||||||
| Catignano | 3 | − 20.5 | − 20.1 | 0.9 | − 21.5 | − 19.9 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 8.7 | This study |
| Diga di Occhito | 9 | − 19.9 | − 20.2 | 0.4 | − 20.4 | − 19.3 | 9 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 10.8 | This study |
| Diga di Rendina | 8 | − 19.7 | − 19.7 | 0.2 | − 20 | − 19.4 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 10.2 | This study |
| Fossacesia | 1 | − 19.2 | 9.6 | This study | ||||||||
| La Torretta–Poggio Imperiale | 4 | − 19.4 | − 19.4 | 0.2 | − 19.6 | − 19.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 9.1 | This study |
| Lama dei Peligni | 1 | − 19.1 | 12.3 | This study | ||||||||
| Madonna delle Grazie | 4 | − 19.6 | − 19.5 | 0.4 | − 20.2 | − 19.2 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 10.1 | This study |
| Malerba–Altamura | 1 | − 19.1 | 8.7 | This study | ||||||||
| Masseria Stevanato | 2 | − 20.2 | − 20.2 | 1.3 | − 21.1 | − 19.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 9.3 | This study |
| Passo di Corvo | 15 | − 19.1 | − 19.1 | 0.2 | − 19.5 | − 18.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 10.4 | This study; Tafuri et al. 201445 |
| Ripa Tetta | 5 | − 19.9 | − 20 | 0.2 | − 20.1 | − 19.6 | 10.4 | 10 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 11.7 | This study; Lelli et al. 20128 |
| S. Barbara | 2 | − 19.2 | − 19.2 | 0.6 | − 19.6 | − 18.7 | 9 | 9 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 10.7 | This study |
| Samari | 11 | − 19.1 | − 19.1 | 0.4 | − 19.8 | − 18.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 10.5 | This study; Lelli et al. 20128 |
| Serra Cicora | 16 | − 19.4 | − 19.4 | 0.5 | − 20.6 | − 18.7 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 7.2 | 10.4 | This study |
| Tirlecchia | 4 | − 19.6 | − 19.6 | 0.1 | − 19.7 | − 19.5 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 9.3 | This study |
| Titolo-Palese | 11 | − 19.6 | − 19.5 | 0.4 | − 20.4 | − 19.1 | 8 | 8 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 9 | This study |
| Trasano | 7 | − 19.7 | − 19.8 | 0.2 | − 20 | − 19.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 9.9 | This study |
| Fonteviva | 2 | − 19.4 | − 19.4 | 0.1 | − 19.4 | − 19.3 | 10 | 10 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 10.2 | Parkinson and McLaughlin 202044 |
| Grotta dell'Antenato | 1 | − 19.2 | 10.8 | Arena et al. 20201 | ||||||||
| Grotta delle Mura | 2 | − 18.7 | − 18.7 | 1.3 | − 19.6 | − 17.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 8 | Lelli et al. 20128 |
| Grotta Funeraria | 6 | − 19.5 | − 19.5 | 0.3 | − 19.9 | − 19.1 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 9.5 | 10.2 | Arena et al. 20201 |
| Grotta Scaloria | 45 | − 19.3 | − 19.3 | 0.3 | − 19.9 | − 18.9 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 6.8 | 10.6 | Tafuri et al. 201445; Tafuri et al. 201716 |
| Masseria Candelaro | 23 | − 19.2 | − 19.2 | 0.3 | − 19.9 | − 18.2 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 11.4 | Tafuri et al. 201445 |
| Masseria Maselli | 1 | − 19.6 | 8.1 | Lelli et al. 20128 | ||||||||
| Palata | 2 | − 19.3 | − 19.3 | 0.3 | − 19.5 | − 19.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 9.6 | Lelli et al. 20128 |
| Torre Castelluccia | 1 | − 18.8 | 8.4 | Lelli et al. 20128 |