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Child-mother relationships and childhood dietary patterns in the Iberian Peninsula uncovered by bayesian isotopic approaches

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dc.contributor.authorToso, Alice
dc.contributor.authorCasimiro, Silvia
dc.contributor.authorOxborough, Charlotte
dc.contributor.authorSchifano, Simona
dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Collado, Maite I.
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Francisca Alves
dc.contributor.authorSoares, Joaquina
dc.contributor.authorValente, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorFilipe, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Maria José da Silva
dc.contributor.authorNeto, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorRebelo, Paulo
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Rodrigo Banha da
dc.contributor.authorFilipe, Anabela Novais de Castro
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Michelle
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-15T08:55:01Z
dc.date.available2025-05-15T08:55:01Z
dc.date.issued2025-04-13
dc.description.abstractThis study examines trends in infant diet, breastfeeding and weaning in Portugal through time in Roman, Medieval Muslim and Christian skeletal assemblages (1st to the 15th century CE). New stable carbon (delta 13C) and nitrogen (delta 15N) measurements were collected from 143 non-adults and 46 adults that are analysed alongside comparative published datasets from contemporaneous Iberian populations. A statistical package was used to model bone collagen nitrogen isotope data of individuals, quantitatively estimating weaning onset and completion across diverse historical sites. Nutritional intake from infancy to adolescence was reconstructed via Bayesian modelling supported by the OsteoBioR platform using incremental dentine-collagen isotope ratio analysis in six adult individuals. Childhood diets in historical Portugal showed a prolonged weaning time while weaning food included varying degrees of high trophic level protein during both the Roman and Medieval periods. The Bayesian statistical approach offers a comprehensive perspective on child-rearing practices through the lens of diet, including breastfeeding, weaning and nutritional intake during childhood in historical Portugal. The results highlight the variability and complexity of childhood diets over time and between different locations. Overall, the study informs debates about child nutrition practices globally while also offering unique insights into infant nutrition in Iberia over nearly 1500 years.eng
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-025-97967-4
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/27119
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSpringer Science and Business Media
dc.relation.ispartofScientific Reports
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectBayesian modelling
dc.subjectChildhood diet
dc.subjectPortugal Weaning
dc.subjectBreastfeeding
dc.titleChild-mother relationships and childhood dietary patterns in the Iberian Peninsula uncovered by bayesian isotopic approacheseng
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage12704
oaire.citation.titleScientific Reports
oaire.citation.volume15
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
person.familyNameValente
person.givenNameMaria João
person.identifier.ciencia-id271E-1935-B059
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6137-5995
person.identifier.ridB-3313-2017
person.identifier.scopus-author-id54382399000
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