A life history of a female hunter from Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov (Karelia, Russia)

Mannermaa, K., Arppe, L., Batanina, O., Hardy, K. , Eckelmann, R., Kirkinen, T., Macane, A., Roiha, J. and Treuillot, J. (2023) A life history of a female hunter from Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov (Karelia, Russia). In: Lahelma, A., Lavento, M.I., Mannermaa, K., Ahola, M., Holmqvist, E. and Nordqvist, K. (eds.) Moving northward. Professor Volker Heyd´s Festschrift as he turns 60. Series: Monographs of the Archaeological Society of Finland. Archaeological Society of Finland: Helsinki, pp. 265-281. ISBN 9789526994239

Abstract

Here we study the life history of a 25–35-year-old woman buried at the Late Mesolithic cemetery of Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov in Karelia. Our study involves osteological analysis of the human skeletal materials, sequential isotopic analysis and macroscopic investigation of bone projectile points found in the grave. We suggest that she could have been a hunter. Her diet was based on freshwater fish, hunted animals, and gathered plants. However, it was likely to have been seasonally variable. She was in good health, based on morphological evidence, but a DNA-analysis revealed that she carried the hepatitis B virus.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Additional Information: eISBN: 9789526994246
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Hardy, Professor Karen
• Authors: Mannermaa, K., Arppe, L., Batanina, O., Hardy, K., Eckelmann, R., Kirkinen, T., Macane, A., Roiha, J., and Treuillot, J.
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Archaeology
• Publisher: Archaeological Society of Finland
• ISBN: 9789526994239