A life history of a female hunter from Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov (Karelia, Russia)

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Here we study the life history of a 25–35-year-old woman buried at the Late Mesolithic cemetery of Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov in Karelia. Our study involves osteological analysis of the human skeletal materials, sequential isotopic analysis and macroscopic investigation of bone projectile points found in the grave. We suggest that she could have been a hunter. Her diet was based on freshwater fish, hunted animals, and gathered plants. However, it was likely to have been seasonally variable. She was in good health, based on morphological evidence, but a DNA-analysis revealed that she carried the hepatitis B virus.
Originalspråkengelska
Titel på värdpublikationMoving northward. Professor Volker Heyd´s Festschrift as he turns 60
RedaktörerAntti Lahelma, MIka Lavento, Kristiina Mannermaa, Marja Ahola, Elisabeth Holmqvist, Kerkko Nordqvist
Antal sidor17
UtgivningsortHelsinki
FörlagThe Archaeological Society of Finland
Utgivningsdatumsep. 2023
Sidor265-281
ISBN (tryckt)978-952-69942-3-9
ISBN (elektroniskt)978-952-69942-4-6
StatusPublicerad - sep. 2023
MoE-publikationstypA3 Del av bok eller annan forskningsbok

Publikationsserier

NamnMonographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland
FörlagArchaeological Society of Finland
Nummer11
ISSN (tryckt)1799-862X
ISSN (elektroniskt)1799-8611

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  • 615 Historia och arkeologi

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