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SUMMARY:The History of Millet in Southern Caucasus: A Stable Isotope Perps
 ective - Dr. Estelle Herrscher (Aix Marseille University\, CNRS\, LAMPEA -
  UMR 7269\, France)
DTSTART:20150429T153000Z
DTEND:20150429T163000Z
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CONTACT:Aurélien Mounier
DESCRIPTION:One of the main debated questions in the study of the history 
 of human subsistence strategies concerns the cultivation of cereals. The d
 omestication of Millet in Asia is well-known (7\,000 BC in China)\; howeve
 r its diffusion throughout Europe is poorly understood. At the crossroads 
 of Europe\, Middle East and Central Asia\, the Caucasus area is a key regi
 on to precisely explore this question. Dr Herrscher will talk about the br
 eadth of human dietary choices from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age in the
  Southern Caucasus. Based on data from 25 archeological sites located thro
 ugh Georgian territory\, she will show how stable isotope analysis and arc
 haeobotanical study agree to indicate the presence of wild C4 plants in th
 e surrounding environment since the Early Bronze Age\, while they suggest 
 a heavy consumption of millet crop by animals and humans during the Late B
 ronze Age.
LOCATION:BioAnth Lecture Theatre (Room 41)\, Division of Biological Anthro
 pology\, Pembroke Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 3QG
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