New Information on the Stone Age Graves at Dragsholm , Denmark

Price, T. Douglas; Ambrose, Stanley H.; Bennike, Pia; Heinemeier, Jan; Noe‐Nygaard, Nanna; Petersen, Erling N.; Petersen, Peter Vang; Richards, Michael P.

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0390.2007.00106.x

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“…Baek, location A) (Table 1), which fall within the baseline range from previous studies covering the area of Zealand , Frei 2013, Frei and Price 2012, Hoogewerff et al 2019, Price et al 2011, Price et al 2007). The results of the strontium isotope analyses conducted on Ølby Woman's three molars ranged between 87 Sr/ 86 Sr 0.70998 to 0.71085 (Table 2).…”

Section: Strontium Isotope Analysessupporting

confidence: 58%

“…is the most suitable for delineating the isotopic range of bioavailable strontium signatures of an area (Grimstead et al 2017). For the area of Zealand (where the Ølby Woman was buried), several baselines have been established based on different types of environmental samples including surface waters, soil samples and faunal remains , Frei 2013, Frei and Price 2012, Price et al 2011, Price et al 2007). Furthermore, though more general, a recently published baseline study from almost 1200 soil samples taken throughout Europe adds yet another layer of data (Hoogewerff et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Early Nordic Bronze Age oak coffin burials include some of Europe’s best preserved human remains. Although traditional typological examinations thereof have not always found clear foreign references, recent provenance investigations from Egtved and Skrydstrup suggest that the two women were of non-local provenance. In order to investigate potential mobility patterns and how these might or might not be related to the archaeological evidence, we conducted comprehensive multi-analytical investigations on the Ølby Woman, another key female oak coffin burial. Her grave included large metal items, the remains of a corded skirt and a glass bead recently identified as of Egyptian origin. Strontium isotope analyses of the dental enamel of Ølby’s first, second and third molars investigate her provenance and potential mobility through childhood. Furthermore, we conducted lead isotope analyses and craft technical analyses of her belt plate and sword/dagger. Our results reveal that the Ølby female’s strontium isotope signatures fall within the local baseline, suggesting that she was of local origin. The metal provenance studies and craft technical studies of the belt plate and sword suggest that the objects were manufactured in Scandinavia, while the raw materials for each item were imported from different places in Europe.

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“…This lesser dependency on marine and freshwater resources in favor of a terrestrial diet has been documented at other Neolithic sites in western Europe (e.g. Richards et al, 2003a;Fischer et al, 2007;Price et al, 2007). However, it is necessary to enlarge the sample of contemporary marine and freshwater fauna to establish a Greek middle-late Neolithic site .…”

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“…As Figure 3 It should be noted that as much as 20% of the protein consumed may come from marine resources without any enrichment of d 13 C values obtained from collagen analysis (Milner et al, 2004). Richards et al, 2003a;Fischer et al, 2007;Price et al, 2007). Neolithic sites in western Europe (e.g.…”

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First insight into the Neolithic subsistence economy in the north‐east Iberian Peninsula: paleodietary reconstruction through stable isotopes

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Bonilla

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American J Phys Anthropol

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The reported variations in interpopulational subsistence strategies among the compared Mediterranean societies do not seem to be directly related to the settlement region. Together with archeological data, this indicates the influence of socioeconomic factors in the Neolithic human diet. A general tendency toward a lesser use of aquatic resources is seen in this period in Iberia and the rest of the Mediterranean, as also documented for contemporary communities in the west and north of Europe. The data obtained will be important for further studies of socioeconomic patterns in European Neolithic societies.

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“…In comparison with previously published 29 archaeological human bone isotope data (n = 19) from Denmark of late Mesolithic date (Ertebølle culture), the situation is rather complex. They possessed mean δ 13 C values of -13.2‰ ± 2.1‰, and mean δ 15 N values of 13.2‰ ± 1.7‰ respectively (Fischer et al 2007;Price et al 2007;Richards et al 2003b;Richter and Noe-Nygaard 2003). While exhibiting a broadly similar range in δ 13 C to that of the fish, the human δ 15 N values are elevated representing the trophic enrichment between prey and consumer.…”

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Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe

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Andersen

Clarke

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Environmental Archaeology

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2The aim of this research is the isotopic characterization of archaeological fish species to freshwater, brackish, and marine environments, trophic level, and migration patterns, and to determine intra-species variation within and between fish populations differing in location within central and northern Europe. Thus carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis was undertaken on collagen extracted from 72 fish bone samples from eight Mesolithic and Neolithic archaeological sites in central and northern Europe. Thirtysix (50%) of the specimens analysed produced results with acceptable carbon to nitrogen atomic ratios (2.9-3.6). The fish remains encompass a wide spectrum of freshwater, brackish, and marine taxa (n = 12), and this is reflected in the δ 13 C results (-24.5‰ to -7.8‰). The freshwater/brackish fish (pike, Esox lucius; perch, Perca fluviatilis; zander, Sander lucioperca) had δ 13 C values that ranged from -24.2‰ to -19.3‰, while the brackish/marine fish (spurdog, Squalus acanthias; flatfish, Pleuronectidae; codfish, Gadidae; garfish, Belone belone; mackerel, Scomber scombrus) ranged from -14.9‰ to -9.4‰. Salmonidae, an anadromous taxon, and the eel (Anguilla anguilla), a catadromous species, had carbon isotope values consistent with marine origin, and no evidence of freshwater residency (-12.7‰ to -11.7‰). The δ 15 N values had a range of 6.2‰ (6.5‰ to 12.7‰) indicating that these fish were on average feeding at 1.7 trophic levels higher than their producers in these diverse aquatic environments. These results serve as an important ecological baseline for the future isotopic reconstruction of the diet of human populations dating to the late Mesolithic and early Neolithic of the region.

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New Information on the Stone Age Graves at Dragsholm , Denmark

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First insight into the Neolithic subsistence economy in the north‐east Iberian Peninsula: paleodietary reconstruction through stable isotopes

Carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values in freshwater, brackish and marine fish bone collagen from Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in central and northern Europe

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