Diet and status in Birka
Stable Isotopes and Grave Goods Compared
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3404232 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Linderholm (0000-0002-1613-9926, Stockholm University), Charlotte Hedenstierna Jonson (Stockholm University), Olle Svensk (Stockholm University), Kerstin Lidén (0000-0002-5911-9503, Stockholm University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 316 |
| Pages | 446-461 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-598X • E-ISSN: 1745-1744 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0003598x00096939 |
| OpenAlex | W1786161898 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 60 |
| References cited | 19 |
In this paper the authors investigate isotopic signatures of burials from the famous Viking period cemetery at Birka in Sweden, comparing their results on diet with the status and identities of individuals as interpreted from grave goods. These first observations offer a number of promising correlations, for example the shared diet of a group of women associated with trade, and a marine emphasis among men buried with weapons
Archaeology · Art · Geography · Grave goods · Nuclear physics · Period (music) · Physics · Sociology · Stable isotope ratio · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Demography · History · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
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| Unique citing works | 60 |
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| Citations per year | 3,33 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 59 |