Table 4. Summary of results of the new isotopic data for the fauna (domesticates and wild species) and humans (per period) reported in this study.
δ13C ‰ | δ15N ‰ | |||||||||
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Fauna | N | Min | Max | M | SD | N | Min | Max | M | SD |
Domesticated | 13 | −21.2 | −19.4 | −20.4 | 0.5 | 13 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 7.0 | 1.3 |
Wild terrestrial | 2 | −21.8 | −21 | −21.4 | 0.5 | 2 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 0.7 |
Humans | ||||||||||
Early Neolithic | 8 | −22.6 | −20.2 | −21.0 | 1.0 | 8 | 8.8 | 13.1 | 11.1 | 1.4 |
Middle Neolithic | 15 | −20.5 | −19.2 | −19.9 | 0.4 | 15 | 9.2 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 0.8 |
Late Neolithic | 2 | −20.4 | −20.0 | −20.2 | 0.3 | 2 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 0.1 |
Late Copper Age | 3 | −20.5 | −20.0 | −20.3 | 0.3 | 3 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 0.2 |
Early Bronze Age | 2 | −19.9 | −19.8 | −19.9 | 0.1 | 2 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 0.6 |
Late Bronze Age | 11 | −19.0 | −17.1 | −17.9 | 0.6 | 11 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 0.5 |
Early Iron Age | 3 | −18.2 | −14.4 | −16.6 | 2.0 | 3 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 10.7 | 0.3 |
N = number of samples, Min = minimum, Max = maximum, M = mean, and SD = standard deviation.