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  "abstract": "The end of the Preboreal and Boreal chronozones (ca. 10.3 to 9.0 ka) in northern France was marked by profound environmental changes triggered by warmer and more humid global conditions. These changes were reflected by a vegetation shift from open woodland of pine associated with birch and willow to denser forests composed of hazel and other deciduous trees. In this context, the range of available food resources may have expanded to include freshwater resources in addition to terrestrial ones. Four human individuals from this period, discovered in the Paris Basin (Mareuil-lès-Meaux, Etiolles, Les Closeaux, Verberie), were analyzed for stable isotope analysis (13C, 15N,34S) in bone collagen. Faunal remains from the same period and, partly from the same sites, were also examined. The results indicate that the protein part of the human diet could be derived exclusively from terrestrial sources, with forest-dwelling ungulates contributing as much as, or even more than, wild boar to the consumed meat protein. This finding aligns with the limited evidence for fishing during the Boreal period in northern France but contrasts with the archaeological and isotopic evidence of fish consumption during the early Atlantic period in the same region. Overall, forest ecosystems provided a sustainable basis for human subsistence in the Paris Basin from ca. 10.3 to 9.0 ka.",
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    {
      "name": "Dorothée Drucker"
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    {
      "name": "Anne Bridault"
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    {
      "name": "Thierry Ducrocq"
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    {
      "name": "Frédérique Valentin"
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  "landing_url": "https://hal.science/hal-05704997v1",
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  "published": "2026-09-03",
  "publisher": "Société préhistorique française",
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  "title": "Mesolithic subsistence strategies in the Paris Basin during the late Preboreal and Boreal chronozones (10.3-9.0 ka) Isotopic insights from human and faunal remains in the Île-de-France region",
  "title_text": "Mesolithic subsistence strategies in the Paris Basin during the late Preboreal and Boreal chronozones (10.3-9.0 ka) Isotopic insights from human and faunal remains in the Île-de-France region",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:17:27Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/9nk94x92dfhh9",
  "venue": "Bulletin de la Société préhistorique française",
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