Continuity and change in subsistence at Tell Barri, NE Syria

Only in the early occupation periods is there evidence of gender-related diet, while the later phases do not display significant differences between males and females. In the early phases of occupation, subsistence is based on a terrestrial C3 diet, but changes towards the inclusion of more C4 based foodstuffs in later phases. This trend is unaffected by the clear historic reference to periods when increased pastoralism alternates with settled agricultural farming.