| Title: |
Determining the `local' 87Sr/86Sr range for archaeological skeletons:
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| Subtitle: |
a case study from Neolithic Europe |
| Issue: |
J Archaeol Sci 31 (4) |
| Series: |
Journal of Archaeological Science
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| Volume: |
31
(4)
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| Page Start/End: |
365 - 375 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
Measurement of strontium isotopes in archaeological skeletons is an effective technique for characterizing prehistoric mobility. However, interpretation of the results can be highly sensitive to small changes in the determined `local' 87Sr/86Sr signature at an archaeological site. Because the local range is often defined as within 2 s.d. from the mean 87Sr/86Sr value in archaeological human bones, the susceptibility of bones to diagenesis may lead to significant overestimates in the number of `non-locals' at a particular site. Tooth enamel, on the other hand, is highly resistant to postmortem biochemical alteration, and it is found that 87Sr/86Sr in archaeological enamel samples from animals of Neolithic Germany provide a useful alternative estimate for the local range. |
| Year of Publication: |
2004
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| Archaeological Human Bones (Auto Detected Subject) |
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Bones (Human)
(BIAB)
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Mobility [Eg Of Foragers]
(BIAB)
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Strontium Isotope Analysis
(BIAB)
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| Source: |
BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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| Created Date: |
03 Dec 2004 |
