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Título: Food Globalization in the Early Modern Period: Isotopic Evidence of Maize Introduction and Dietary Diversification on Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain (16th-18th CE)
Autores/as: Santana, Jonathan 
Canadillas, Elias Sanchez
Morales, Jacob 
Morquecho Izquier, Aarón 
Brito Mayor, Aitor 
Iriarte, Eneko
Gonzalez, Rebeca Garcia
Jiménez Mederos, Jared 
Cruz De Mercadal,María Del Carmen 
Moreno-Garcia, Marta
Rodríguez, Amelia 
Clasificación UNESCO: 2416 Paleontología
2402 Antropología (física)
240208 Hábitos alimentarios
Palabras clave: Bone-Collagen
Carbon
Ratios
Nitrogen
Population, et al.
Fecha de publicación: 2025
Publicación seriada: American Journal of Biological Anthropology (AJBA) 
Resumen: Objectives The European expansion of the Early Modern period led to unparalleled intercontinental plant and animal translocations. This study explores the dietary changes resulting from the movement of plants and animals, such as maize, into local diets beyond the Americas. The analysis focuses on the Canary Islands (Spain), which play a key role in the transatlantic trade network linking Europe, Africa, and America.Materials and MethodsIn this study, stable isotope dietary (delta 13Ccollagen, delta 15Ncollagen, and delta 13Cenamel) analyses of 66 human and 42 terrestrial animal samples from several sites in Gran Canaria, dated between the 16th and 18th centuries, were used to trace the introduction of nonnative C4 plants into the diet. Additionally, Bayesian modeling through FRUITS is applied to deepen our understanding of this dietary transition. This approach provides an evolutionary perspective on changes in dietary practices over time.ResultsThe isotopic data indicate a gradual increase in C4 plant consumption and evidence of manuring in cultivated fields from the 16th to the 18th centuries. This dietary shift, characterized by the introduction of new foodstuffs, is reflected in less negative carbon and elevated nitrogen isotope values in both human (delta 13Ccollagen, delta 15Ncollagen, and delta 13Cenamel) and animal samples (delta 13Ccollagen and delta 15Ncollagen).DiscussionThe findings suggest the slow yet progressive incorporation of C4 plants, most likely maize, into the local food system, which coincides with the introduction of other new crops, livestock, and innovative agricultural techniques such as manuring. This study thus offers a singular lens through which to view these early dietary shifts and the extensive effects of the global spread of crops and animals beyond their native territories.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/136833
ISSN: 2692-7691
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.70027
Fuente: American Journal Of Biological Anthropology [ISSN 2692-7691], v. 186 (3), (Marzo 2025)
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