An archaeological study conducted in the Huescan Pyrenees has provided new insights into the livestock management strategies and feeding practices of early high mountain societies during the Neolithic period. The study, published in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, utilized carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis along with archaeozoological analyses to reveal that these societies were engaged in complex livestock and farming activities, rather than solely relying on transhumance. The research also highlighted the economic importance of pigs during this time. The study provides valuable information on the neolithization processes in the Central Pyrenees and the integration of high mountain regions into a wider economic system.
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