The Archemy group is happy to share the latest article published in the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory – Food Equality: Multiproxy Biomolecular Dietary Analysis Shows Unstratified Foodways Among Protohistoric E Baltic Communities.

The paper is crucial milestone for the group serving as an excellent example of collaborative analytical work combining all the multiple expertises of the Archemy.  The results do not only challenge our previous understanding of Conversion period social dietary practices in Estonia, but will serve as a key-reference for future multi-proxy and multi-method dietary analysis. The main findings include:

*There was no major dietary difference between men, women and children in the 12th-13th century AD Pada community: all had equal access to food sources!

*Meat-based foods were preferred in burial ritual contexts, whilst plant-based foods formed majority in daily food consumption.

*No single proxy approach or method can reveal the full spectrum of ancient dietary practices.

Many thanks to all the amazing collaborators who contributed to this work!