Scale of human mobility in northwestern Patagonia: An approach based on regional geology and strontium isotopes in human remains

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Victoria Fernández ◽  
Florencia Gordón ◽  
Petrus J. Roux ◽  
Diego Winocur ◽  
Gustavo Lucero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Mobility ◽  
Strontium Isotopes ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Regional Geology

Strontium Isotopes and the Study of Human Mobility in Ancient Mesoamerica

2008 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Douglas Price ◽  
James H. Burton ◽  
Paul D. Fullagar ◽  
Lori E. Wright ◽  
Jane E. Buikstra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Geographic Origin ◽  
Dental Enamel ◽  
Strontium Isotopes ◽  
Strontium Isotope ◽  
Geological Materials ◽  
Regional Origin ◽  
Oaxaca Barrio ◽  
Local Geology

We analyzed strontium isotopes in more than 500 samples of shell, bone, and dental enamel from modern and archaeological contexts throughout Mesoamerica. The results correspond closely with expectations based upon the local geology and earlier measurements of geological materials. The results show that isotopic variation is significant across Mesoamerica. Thus strontium isotope ratios in dental enamel, which mark the place of childhood residence, can be used not only to document mobility but also in some cases to determine geographic origin. We present five archaeological case studies to illustrate the anthropological significance and range of applications for this technique: the origins of individuals in the “Oaxaca Barrio” at Teotihuacan, a northern origin for the founder of Copan, a local king at Tikal, the regional origin of two of Palenque's rulers, and individuals of African birth in a colonial cemetery in Campeche.

Strontium isotopes of human remains from the San Martín de Dulantzi graveyard (Alegría-Dulantzi, Álava) and population mobility in the Early Middle Ages

2013 ◽  
Vol 303 ◽  
pp. 54-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Angel Ortega ◽  
Iranzu Guede ◽  
Maria Cruz Zuluaga ◽  
Ainhoa Alonso-Olazabal ◽  
Xabier Murelaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Strontium Isotopes ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Population Mobility ◽  
Early Middle Ages ◽  
San Martín

Strontium isotopes and human mobility in prehistoric Denmark

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Margarita Frei ◽  
T. Douglas Price
Keyword(s):  
Human Mobility ◽  
Strontium Isotopes

Scale of human mobility in the southern Andes (Argentina and Chile): A new framework based on strontium isotopes

2017 ◽  
Vol 164 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramiro Barberena ◽  
Víctor A Durán ◽  
Paula Novellino ◽  
Diego Winocur ◽  
Anahí Benítez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Mobility ◽  
Strontium Isotopes ◽  
Southern Andes ◽  
New Framework

Strontium Isotopes and the Study of Human Mobility Among the Ancient Maya

2014 ◽  
pp. 119-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Douglas Price ◽  
James H. Burton ◽  
Paul D. Fullagar ◽  
Lori E. Wright ◽  
Jane E. Buikstra ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Mobility ◽  
Strontium Isotopes ◽  
Ancient Maya

scholarly journals Human mobility on the Brazilian coast: an analysis of strontium isotopes in archaeological human remains from Forte Marechal Luz Sambaqui

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (2) ◽  
pp. 731-743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murilo Q. R Bastos ◽  
Sheila M. F. Mendonça de Souza ◽  
Roberto V Santos ◽  
Bárbara A. F Lima ◽  
Ricardo V Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Isotope Ratio ◽  
Strong Influence ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Dental Enamel ◽  
Strontium Isotopes ◽  
Brazilian Coast ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
Marine Fauna ◽  
Non Local ◽  
Archeological Site

This study investigated strontium isotopes in the dental enamel of 32 human skeletons from Forte Marechal Luz sambaqui (shellmound), Santa Catarina, Brazil, aiming at identifying local and non-local individuals. The archeological site presents pot sherds in the uppermost archeological layers. Dental enamel was also examined from specimens of terrestrial fauna (87Sr/86Sr = 0. 71046 to 0. 71273) and marine fauna (87Sr/86Sr = 0. 70917). The 87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio for individuals classified as locals ranged from 0. 70905 to 0. 71064 and was closer to the isotope ratio of the seawater than to the ratio of the terrestrial fauna, indicating a strong influence of marine strontium on the inhabitants of this sambaqui. The results indicate the existence of three non-local individuals (87Sr/86Sr = 0. 70761 to 0. 70835), buried in both the level without pottery and the layer with pottery, possibly originated from the Santa Catarina Plateau, close to the municipality of Lages, or from the Curitiba Plateau. The occurrence of a slight difference between the isotope ratios of local individuals buried in the archeological layer without pottery, when compared to those in the layer with pottery, suggests a possible change in dietary patterns between these two moments in the site's occupation

scholarly journals The Dolmen Kolikho, Western Caucasus: Isotopic Investigation of Funeral Practice and Human Mobility

Radiocarbon ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 761-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
V A Trifonov ◽  
G I Zaitseva ◽  
J van der Plicht ◽  
N D Burova ◽  
E S Bogomolov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Black Sea ◽  
Radiocarbon Dating ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Human Remains ◽  
Western Caucasus ◽  
The People ◽  
Black Sea Coast ◽  
Residence Location ◽  
Funeral Practice ◽  
Sea Coast

We investigated the dolmen known as Kolikho (Black Sea coast, Russia), discovered accidentally in 2008. It is a unique, undisturbed megalithic structure. The burial chamber contains disarticulated human remains from about 70 individuals. Radiocarbon dating shows that the dolmen was in use between roughly the 19th to 13th centuries BC. Strontium isotopes are used to investigate the origin and last residence location of the people buried in the structure.

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