Mobility during the neolithic and bronze age in northern ireland explored using strontium isotope analysis of cremated human bone

Snoeck, Christophe; Pouncett, John; Ramsey, Greer; Meighan, I. G.; Mattielli, Nadine; Goderis, Steven; Lee‐Thorp, Julia A.

doi:10.1002/ajpa.22977

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“…822–824, 838–840). 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values close to 0.7170 have similarly been recorded in Northern Ireland (Snoeck et al, 2016). However, with the exception of Ferriter's Cove in the far south‐west of Ireland, where cattle bone in Mesolithic contexts has been interpreted as a failed episode of colonization during the mid 5 th millennium BC (Sheridan, 2010a; Woodman, Andersen, & Finlay, 1999) and Magheraboy causewayed enclosure, Co. Sligo, the dating of which is currently regarded as problematic, there is at present limited evidence to suggest the Neolithic was established in Ireland any earlier than the 38 th century BC (Bayliss et al, 2011a, pp.…”

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“…However, current Bayesian modelling suggests that Neolithic material culture and practices may only recently have become established within this region of Scotland at this time, beginning to appear in this area from the decades around 3800 cal BC (Bayliss et al, 2011a). Biosphere 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values close to 0.7170 have similarly been recorded in Northern Ireland (Snoeck et al, 2016). However, the attribution of this individual to this area may also be problematic on archaeological grounds as at present there is limited evidence to suggest that Neolithic material culture and practices were established in Ireland any earlier than the 38 th century BC (Bayliss et al, 2011a, pp.…”

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Land use and mobility during the Neolithic in Wales explored using isotope analysis of tooth enamel

Neil

Montgomery

Evans³

et al. 2017

American J Phys Anthropol

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ObjectivesThe nature of land use and mobility during the transition to agriculture has often been debated. Here, we use isotope analysis of tooth enamel from human populations buried in two different Neolithic burial monuments, Penywyrlod and Ty Isaf, in south‐east Wales, to examine patterns of land use and to evaluate where individuals obtained their childhood diet.Materials and MethodsWe employ strontium (87Sr/86Sr) and oxygen (δ18O) and carbon (δ13C) isotope analysis of enamel from adjacent molars. We compare strontium isotope values measured in enamel to locally bioavailable 87Sr/86Sr values. We combine discussion of these results with evaluation of new radiocarbon dates obtained from both sites.ResultsThe majority of enamel samples from Penywyrlod have strontium isotope ratios above 0.7140. In contrast, the majority of those from Ty Isaf have 87Sr/86Sr values below 0.7140. At Penywyrlod oxygen isotope ratios range between 25.9 and 28.2 ‰ (mean 26.7 ± 0.6 ‰, 1σ, n = 15) and enamel δ13Ccarbonate values range between −18.0 and −15.0 ‰ (mean −16.0 ± 0.8 ‰, 1σ, n = 15). At Ty Isaf oxygen isotope ratios exhibited by Neolithic individuals range between 25.4 and 27.7 ‰ (mean 26.7 ± 0.6 ‰, 1σ, n = 15) and enamel δ13Ccarbonate values range between −16.9 and −14.9 ‰ (mean −16.0 ± 0.6 ‰, 1σ, n = 15).DiscussionThe strontium isotope results suggest that the majority of individuals buried at Penywyrlod did not source their childhood diet locally. One individual in this group has strontium isotope ratios that exceed all current known biosphere values within England and Wales. This individual is radiocarbon dated to the first few centuries of the 4th millennium BC, consistent with the period in which agriculture was initiated in Wales: the results therefore provide evidence for migration during the transition to farming in Wales. In contrast, all individuals sampled from Ty Isaf post‐date the period in which agriculture is considered to have been initiated and could have sourced their childhood diet from the local region in which they were buried.

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Land use and mobility during the Neolithic in Wales explored using isotope analysis of tooth enamel

Neil

Montgomery

Evans³

et al. 2017

American J Phys Anthropol

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“…table S8). Where possible, trees growing close to farmlands were avoided to prevent from potential contamination sources (e.g., pesticides) (35). Two samples were taken from each tree to check the validity of the results.…”

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Multi-isotope evidence for the emergence of cultural alterity in Late Neolithic Europe

Fernández-Crespo

Snoeck

Ordoño³

et al. 2020

Sci. Adv.

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The coexistence of cultural identities and their interaction is a fundamental topic of social sciences that is not easily addressed in prehistory. Differences in mortuary treatment can help approach this issue. Here, we present a multi-isotope study to track both diet and mobility through the life histories of 32 broadly coeval Late Neolithic individuals interred in caves and in megalithic graves of a restricted region of northern Iberia. The results show significant differences in infant- and child-rearing practices, in subsistence strategies, and in landscape use between burial locations. From this, we posit that the presence of communities with distinct lifestyles and cultural backgrounds is a primary reason for Late Neolithic variability in burial location in Western Europe and provides evidence of an early “them and us” scenario. We argue that this differentiation could have played a role in the building of lasting structures of socioeconomic inequality and, occasionally, violent conflict.

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“…Isoscapes provide a powerful new direction for isotopic studies, including those performed in bioarchaeological contexts (e.g., Schwarcz, White, & Longstaffe, ; West, Bowen, Dawson, & Ku, ). The increasingly more widespread applications of isoscapes in bioarchaeology include the analysis of the geographic distribution of oxygen (Toyne, Church, Coronado Tello, & Morales Gamarra, ) and strontium (Snoeck et al, ) isotope ratios to examine migration patterns.…”

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Application of geographic information systems to investigating associations between social status and burial location in medieval Trino Vercellese (Piedmont, Italy)

Stewart

Vercellotti

2017

American J Phys Anthropol

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Overall, the findings corroborate the observation that the spatial distribution of osteometric data reflects socioeconomic status differences within the population. This research exemplifies the advantages of integrating bioarchaeology and spatial analysis to examine mortuary behavior and health outcomes in highly stratified societies where access to resources is demarcated in both life and in death.

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Mobility during the neolithic and bronze age in northern ireland explored using strontium isotope analysis of cremated human bone

Cited by 44 publications

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Land use and mobility during the Neolithic in Wales explored using isotope analysis of tooth enamel

Land use and mobility during the Neolithic in Wales explored using isotope analysis of tooth enamel

Multi-isotope evidence for the emergence of cultural alterity in Late Neolithic Europe

Application of geographic information systems to investigating associations between social status and burial location in medieval Trino Vercellese (Piedmont, Italy)

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