Provenance analysis of cremated skeletal remains by stable isotopes

Bibliographic Data

ID3778379
AuthorsGisela Grupe (0000-0002-2731-2296, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Markus Mauder (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Peer Kröger (0000-0001-5646-3299, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Johannes Lohrer (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Sidney Sebald (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Manuel Zeiler (0009-0001-1699-317X, Amt für Archäologie), Amei Lang (0009-0005-7072-7867, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Frank Söllner (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München)
Year2021
Volume78
Issue1-2
Pages21-32
Publication date2021-03-23
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnthropologischer Anzeiger (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-5548 • E-ISSN: 2363-7099
PublisherS ch we iz er ba rt (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1127/anthranz/2020/1183
PMID32588022
OpenAlexW3037937109
LanguageEN
Citations received1

Sr) therefore has its limits. A combination of strontium and lead stable isotopes in cremations generates a multi-dimensional isotopic fingerprint that is however more difficult to interpret. Data mining methods that permit a similarity search are a promising approach. In this paper, possibilities and limitations of stable isotope analysis of cremated finds are discussed together with the substrate-specific methodological and interpretive problems. The research potential is demonstrated by use of selected examples.

Archaeology · Element (criminal law) · Geochemistry · Geography · Human bone · Isotope · Isotope analysis · Isotopes of strontium · Mineralogy · Osteology · Physics · Provenance · Stable isotope ratio · Strontium · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Computer Science · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Geology · Paleopathology and ancient diseases