Original scientific paper

Neolithic transition to farming in northern Adriatic. Lactose tolerance, dairying and lipid biomarkers on pottery

Mihael Budja ; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the Neolithic transition to farming in Northern Adriatic, lactose tolerance, dairying and lipid biomarkers on pottery. While archaeological and biochemical data suggest that dairying was adopted in the Neolithic in Europe, archaeogenetic data show the absence of the allelic variant –13910*T and zero persistence in Neolithic populations in Europe. The Mala Triglavca case study shows that the Early Neolithic economy in the Caput Adriae region was mixed. It consisted of milk and processed milk, meat animal products, freshwater fish and various plants. The Vlaška group herders managed a broader spectrum of resources than exclusively ovicaprids, and were able to produce a wide range of low-lactose, storable products by fermenting milk.

Keywords

Adriatic Neolithic; Vlaška culture; demic diffusion; transition to farming; dairying; lactase persistence; lipids; pottery

Hrčak ID:

136342

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/136342

Publication date:

7.12.2014.

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