Diet patterns in medieval to early modern (14-early 20 c.) coastal communities in Lithuania.

Coastal residents are quite often expected to consume a significant amount of aquatic resources, though historical evidence often reveals a rather complex diet. To better understand the actual consumption and the distribution of various foods, stable isotope (δC and δN) analyses were employed to skeletal remains from three coastal communities, Palanga, Kretinga and Smeltė, ranging in date from the medieval period to the early modern ages (14-early 20 c.) near the Curonian Lagoon and the Baltic Sea in Lithuania.