Geographical Patterns in Biologically Available Strontium, Carbon and Oxygen Isotope Signatures in Prehistoric Sw Germany*

Abstract

In order to interpret strontium and oxygen isotope values in

Shifting Gender Relations at Khok Phanom Di, Thailand

“…Using our regular procedure (e.g., Bentley et al 2004Bentley and Knipper 2005), we mechanically cleaned about 5-20 mg of tooth enamel from each individual and removed its dentine with a surgical steel scalpel and then soaked it for eight hours in weak (5%) acetic acid. After the strontium was purified through columns of Sr-spec (Balasse et al 2002;Koch, Tuross, and Fogel 1997) that we have used successfully at the Ban Chiang site in Thailand .…”

“…As in southern Germany (Bentley and Knipper 2005), regional analysis is a longterm endeavour the expense of which is warranted by its value in explaining the ongoing isotopic results from human and domestic animal skeletons. For this region of Thailand, mapping of the biologically available signatures is a work 87 86…”

87Sr/86Sr and trace element mapping of geosphere-hydrosphere-biosphere interactions: A case study in Ireland

“…Åberg et al 1998;Bentley & Knipper 2005;Evans et al 2009;Evans et al 2010;Frei & Frei 2011;Frei & Frei 2013;Hartman & Richards 2014;Hedman et al 2009;Hodell et al 2004;Knudson & Torres-Rouff 2009;Kootker et al 2016;Laffoon et al 2012;Nafplioti 2011;Porder et al 2003;Price and Naumann, 2015;Sjögren et al 2009;Thornton 2011;Voerkelius et al 2010;Willmes et al 2014;Zitek et al 2015), however none of these has specifically dealt with detailed Sr isoscapes in Ireland. At present, there are relatively few published data dealing with spatial variation of 87 Sr/ 86 Sr in the Irish biosphere using environmental samples (Cahill Wilson and Standish, 2016;Knudson et al, 2012;Snoeck et al, 2016;Voerkelius et al, 2010), despite the fact that 87 Sr/ 86 Sr are commonplace as a provenance tool applied to archaeological studies (e.g.…”

Oxygen and strontium isotopes as provenance indicators of fish at archaeological sites: the case study of Sagalassos, SW Turkey

“…Instead, this study aims to establish the geographic origin of carp consumed in Sagalassos using Sr/ 86 Sr ratios in the inorganic fraction of archaeological mammal teeth and bones have become established methods in palaeoecological and palaeobiological research. The two tracers have been used for the study of seasonal mobility, population dynamics and habitat utilization by prehistoric populations (Balasse et al, 2002;Bentley and Knipper, 2005;Hoogewerff et al, 2001;Knudson et al, 2005;Price et al, 2000;Schweissing and Grupe, 2003;White et al, 1998), procurement distance for construction timber and food (Benson et al, 2003;Reynolds et al, 2005) or migration of ancient elephant populations (Hoppe et al, 1999). However, the approach has never been used to document the former exploitation of aquatic resources.…”