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Proceedings Reference Hoe werkt een ruiconcentratie van Canadese Ganzen (Branta canadensis) : het geval Meise.
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Article Reference Holarctic genetic structure and range dynamics in the woolly mammoth
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Unpublished Reference Holocene Climate Variability in the Near East and its Impact on the History of Civilisation
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Inproceedings Reference Holocene climate variability in the Near East and its impact on the history of civilization
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Inproceedings Reference Holocene dust record in a NW European peat bog: A multiproxy approach.
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Inproceedings Reference Holocene history of climate, vegetation and human action in mountainous areas (southern French Alps): palaeoecological and archaeological studies as a tool for understanding natural/anthropogenic processes interactions
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Inproceedings Reference Holocene paleoclimate reconstructions from Belgian continental archives (HOPES).
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2018
Inproceedings Reference Holocene stratigraphy of the shallow offshore zones of the Shetland Islands: Insights into paleotsunami and paleoenvironment reconstructions
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2025
Inproceedings Reference Holocene stratigraphy of the shallow offshore zones of the Shetland Islands: Insights into paleotsunami and paleoenvironment reconstructions.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2024
Inproceedings Reference Holy mackerel! Medieval harbour cats from Iran and Oman had differential access to marine fish
Being opportunistic animals, cats have adjusted to anthropogenic environments and enriched their food repertoire with meat from large terrestrial animals and fish. Although cats are skilled hunters, anthropogenic food comprises an important part of their diet when living in an urban centre, and, thus, their dietary reconstruction can provide information on regional food availabilities as well as their interactions with humans. With the aim to reconstruct the diet of cats from two medieval harbours in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman (Siraf in Iran and Qalhât in Oman), we conducted carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratio analysis on 28 cats and more than 100 associated faunal samples. Tens of cat remains have been discovered at both sites, which have historical and archaeological evidence for a long tradition in seafaring and sea fishing. The isotopic results reveal a high marine protein-based diet for the cats from Qalhât and a mixed marine-terrestrial (C4) diet for the cats from Siraf. Cats at both sites were most likely scavenging on both human food scraps and refuse related to fishing activities, with differences in the two areas most likely associated with the local availability of marine resources. By shedding light on the dietary habits of cats from two medieval harbours in the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, our study illustrates the potential of stable isotope analysis in reconstructing human-cat interactions in the past. Keywords: carbon; nitrogen; cat; diet; Qalhât; Siraf.
Located in Library / RBINS Staff Publications 2023