Valentina Martinoia

Stepped outside archaeology for this one 🐾 My amazing team and I used stable isotopes to explore how free-roaming cats’ diets change before after TNR programs 🐈‍⬛
A first but meaningful step toward ethical conservation and human–animal coexistence! #stopcateuthanasia

Cleaning up an old (and very messy!) histology lab space to set up our new (!!) collagen extraction lab for stable isotope analysis at the University of Udine 🧪🇮🇹 as part of my new RA position in the Human Anatomy Department 👩🏻‍🔬 Stay tuned and wish us luck! 🍀 #isotopes #archaeology #lablife

High‐resolution compound‐specific δ15N isotope dietary study of humans from the Scottish Mesolithic and Neolithic Numerous isotopic studies of Scottish Mesolithic and Neolithic diets suggest a shift from marine-based to terrestrial-based subsistence strategies. However, bulk collagen isotope analysis may overloo....

Excited to share that the latest paper from my PhD thesis is out today in Archaeometry! 🎉
In this study, we explored human diets during the Scottish Mesolithic and Neolithic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 using δ¹⁵N CSIA-AA. Huge thanks to my co-authors and supervisor for their support! 🥳
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From shore to land: a comparative isotopic study of Neolithic dietary practices in coastal and inland Croatia - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences The territory of present-day Croatia, spanning the Western Balkans and Adriatic Sea, was a key corridor for the Neolithic spread into Europe via two main routes: a maritime path along the Adriatic coa...

📢 New publication alert!
What did people eat in Neolithic Croatia? 🏺🇭🇷
Our new study in Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences presents one of the most comprehensive isotopic analyses 🧪 of Neolithic diets in the region.
Farming spreads, food habits take shape 🌱🐑
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Anthropological, Palaeopathological, and Stable Isotope Analyses of the Early Medieval Population of Corte Romana (Cividale, NE Italy) During the Period of Langobard Rule (6th–7th centuries ad) This study examines the Early Medieval local population of Corte Romana (Cividale del Friuli, NE Italy) during the period of Langobard rule of the territory (6th–7th centuries ad). We conducted anthr...

Excited to share that my latest paper is out in the International Journal of Osteoarchaeology! Grateful to all my co-authors for the opportunity to contribute to a better understanding of the Medieval period in my home region!🇮🇹
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📢 New paper out now! Feeling so incredibly lucky to have worked on such an amazing site 🇬🇷 with a fantastic team of stellar people 🌟 go isotopes!