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Subsistence continuity, change, and environmental adaptation at the site of Nugljanska, Istria, Croatia

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  • Suzanne E. Pilaar Birch
  • Preston Miracle

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This paper investigates changes in subsistence strategies at the upland cave site of Nugljanska (Croatia) at the end of the last ice age, during a time of rapid sea level rise and changing environment. We analysed the faunal assemblage from archaeological levels spanning the Pleistocene–Holocene transition (15,000–8000 years BP) and evaluated changes in relative abundance of species, measured species diversity, and compared the representation of terrestrial mammal and marine resources. We found a significant shift in the most abundant prey species exploited (from red deer, Cervus, to wild boar, Sus). There was some correlation between dietary diversification and periods of increased moisture availability and the spread of deciduous forest in the area. Our results suggest that there was a continuing reliance on terrestrial resources throughout time and that changes in dietary patterns were likely due to local environmental change and potentially, changing seasonal mobility strategies, at the Pleistocene–Holocene transition.

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  • Suzanne E. Pilaar Birch & Preston Miracle, 2015. "Subsistence continuity, change, and environmental adaptation at the site of Nugljanska, Istria, Croatia," Environmental Archaeology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(1), pages 30-40, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:yenvxx:v:20:y:2015:i:1:p:30-40
    DOI: 10.1179/1749631414Y.0000000051
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