Vytlačil Zdeněk, Kaupová Sylva, Lefebvre Arnaud, Velemínský Petr, Brůžek Jaroslav
Department of Anthropology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, 128 43, Praha 2, Czech Republic.
Department of Anthropology, National Museum, Václavské náměstí 68, 115 79, Praha 1, Czech Republic.
Anthropol Anz. 2018 Dec 11;75(4):325-338. doi: 10.1127/anthranz/2018/0834.
The aim of this work was to analyse the diet of a Merovingian population sample of 80 individuals buried at Norroy-le-Veneur, France, with regard to their social status and chronology. A carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of human adult bone collagen and related fauna from the same cemetery showed a diet based primarily on C plants, supplemented with animal protein in a range comparable to other contemporary sites. No significant contribution of C plants (e.g. millet) or marine-derived protein was detected. In terms of socio-economic stratification, individuals buried with rich grave good assemblages formed a narrow group with a significantly higher mean of δC than low-ranking individuals. We argue that this may represent a step in the gradual formation of the dietary exclusivity of Frankish elites, following a progressive rise in power of the Merovingian nobility. Also, during the timespan of the cemetery there was a population-wide decrease of 0.3 ‰ in the mean value of δC. The role of the Christian conversion of the population is questioned, but another factor influencing diet might have played a role.
这项工作的目的是分析埋葬在法国诺鲁瓦勒韦讷的80名墨洛温王朝人口样本的饮食情况，涉及他们的社会地位和年代顺序。对来自同一墓地的人类成年骨骼胶原蛋白及相关动物群进行的碳和氮稳定同位素分析表明，其饮食主要以C3植物为主，并辅以动物蛋白，其范围与其他当代遗址相当。未检测到C4植物（如小米）或海洋来源蛋白质的显著贡献。在社会经济分层方面，陪葬丰富随葬品的个体形成了一个狭窄的群体，其δ13C平均值明显高于低等级个体。我们认为，随着墨洛温王朝贵族权力的逐步上升，这可能代表了法兰克精英阶层饮食排他性逐渐形成的一个阶段。此外，在该墓地存在的时间段内，δ13C的平均值在全人群中下降了0.3‰。人们对该人群基督教皈依的作用提出了质疑，但另一个影响饮食的因素可能起到了作用。
