Stable isotope graph showing the stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values of the animals from Swifterbant. Credit: Brusgaard et al 2024

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   Dr Nathalie Brusgaard (brusgaard@archaeo.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jun-2024 00:41:05 JST Dr Nathalie Brusgaard

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   Our biggest discovery? These people weren't just keeping cattle, they had TWO completely different herds of cattle 🐄🐄The isotopes of the cattle (and sheep!) showed that one herd had lived in the forest 🌲 while the other grazed either on salt marshes or on manured fields 💩 7/