The sources of Mycenaean gypsum

Strontium Isotopes and Prehistoric Human Migration: The Bell Beaker Period in Central Europe

“…The strontium isotopic variation of marine sediments is quite small (0.707-0.7093) but a curve of 87 Sr/ 86 Sr in seawater from the middle Cambrian to the present has been calculated (e.g. Azmy et al 1999;Burke et al 1982;Gale et al 1988;Korte 1999;Qing et al 1998;Veizer and Compston 1974;Veizer et al 1997Veizer et al , 1999. Because the strontium isotopic composition of seawater is global at any given time, isotopic ratios for marine sediments of specific ages can be used for our study area.…”

The geographic distribution of bioavailable strontium isotopes in Greece – A base for provenance studies in archaeology

“…Most bulk rock 87 Sr/ 86 Sr signatures reported for Greece were conducted to constrain the provenance of building materials. To provenance gypsum, Gale et al (1988) investigated gypsum deposits from Crete, the Peloponnese and western Greece, whose average 87 Sr/ 86 Sr composition range between 0.70752 and 0.70886. Marble quarries from the Aegean islands, the Peloponnese and Attica are characterised by average 87 Sr/ 86 Sr compositions between 0.70710 and 0.70822 (Brilli et al, 2005;Gärtner et al, 2011).…”

“…2. Map of published 87 Sr/ 86 Sr data for the different regions of Greece (Barton et al, 1983;Bishop et al, 2020;Brilli et al, 2005;Frank et al, 2021;Gale et al, 1988;Gärtner et al, 2011;Hoogewerff et al, 2019;Leslie, 2012;Nafplioti, 2008Nafplioti, , 2011Panagiotopoulou et al, 2018;Prevedorou, 2015;Tremba et al, 1975;Triantaphyllou et al, 2015;Vaiglova et al, 2018;Valsami-Jones and Cann, 1994;Voerkelius et al, 2010;Wang et al, 2019;Whelton et al, 2018). Bioavailable 87 Sr/ 86 Sr data (circles and triangles) was determined using animal remains (AR), human remains (HR), plants (P), soils (S), snail shells (SS) and water (W).…”

Tracing Medieval and Renaissance Alabaster Works of Art Back to Quarries: A Multi‐Isotope (Sr, S, O) Approach

“…Yet, in contrast to marble works of art, only a few studies have so far addressed the mineralogical, geochemical and isotopic fingerprints of the raw source alabaster compared to those of alabaster sculptures (e.g., Gale et al . ; Costagliola et al . ; Ligeza et al .…”

“…Gale et al . () were the first to combine strontium isotopes with sulphur isotopes to assess the provenance of Minoan Bronze Age alabaster works of art found in Crete, Thera and on the Greek mainland (Mycenae, Tiryns). The strong isotopic contrast of marine Mio‐Pliocene gypsum deposits in central Crete with Triassic or Permo‐Triassic evaporites from western Greece allows confirmation of the local origin of Cretan works of art and Cretan provenance for part of the mainland works of art (Mycenae).…”