In search of the earliest agricultural animals in the Netherlands

The transition from hunting/gathering to farming about 6000 years ago marked a turning point in the way of human existence. It also marked a change in the relationship between humans and animals: from prey to livestock. In the Netherlands, however, little is known about when and how people switched from hunting animals to keeping them. Research into stable isotopes in animal bones provides new insights into this. In this lecture new research is presented on pigs and cattle from the Swifterbant culture. It is discussed how the diet and living environment of animals provide insight into the transition from hunting to agriculture and about the changing relationship between humans and animals.

Nathalie Brusgaard  – postdoctoral researcher RUG – Stable Isotopic Analysis
Thursday evening 9 December
at 19.00, walk-in, 19:30 lecture starts

Registration
All lectures are held in the Hunebedcentrum in Borger. The entrance fee for the lecture on location is 5 euros, which includes a cup of coffee or tea. Friends of the Hunebedcentrum can follow this lecture for free on presentation of the friends-of-pass. For the time being, registration for the lectures is mandatory due to corona. This can be done via  communicatie@hunebedcentrum.nl . Please state in your registration which lectures you would like to attend, with how many people you want to come and whether these people are one household.