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Strontium isotope investigations of the Haraldskær Woman – a complex record of various tissues

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ID12988198
AuthorsKarin Margarita Frei (0000-0001-5198-073X, National Museum of Denmark, corresponding author), Ulla Mannering (0000-0001-8454-9153, Moesgaard Museum), T D Price (0000-0001-5951-5621, Moesgaard Museum), Rasmus Birch Iversen (Moesgaard Museum)
Year2015
Volume39
Pages93-101
Publication date2015-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchéoSciences (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1960-1360 • E-ISSN: 2104-3728
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/archeosciences.4407
OpenAlexW2275246293
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited25

Bog bodies form a unique group of archaeological human remains which offer unparalleled insight into the past. Unlike most ancient human remains, bog bodies have preserved their skin and other soft tissues through natural tanning processes in the bogs. We present the first comprehensive strontium isotope investigation of the Haraldskær Woman and her garments, dated to the Scandinavian Pre-Roman Iron Age (500-1 BC). Our interdisciplinary research applies new advances in strontium isotope tracing protocols enabling us to go a step further in unravelling the life of bog people. Our study reveals long distance travel of the Haraldskær Woman shortly before her death, leading to new speculations on to why her body ended in the bog

Archaeology · Bog · Geography · Isotopes of strontium · Natural (archaeology · Peat · Strontium · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases

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