Human Mobility in NW Iran During the Early Iron Age (c. 1250–850 bce )

The Strontium Isotope Evidence From Masjed‐e Kabud Cemetery

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ID12371297
AutoresSolmaz Ahmadzadeh (Department of Archaeology Tarbiat Modares University Tehran Iran), Alireza Hejebri Nobari (Department of Archaeology Tarbiat Modares University Tehran Iran), A Sołtysiak (0000-0002-9040-5022, Department of Bioarchaeology, Faculty of Archaeology University of Warsaw Warszawa Poland, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume35
Fascículo1
Data de publicação2024-11-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.3374
OpenAlexW4404760569
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas28

The transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age is one of the most discussed topics in the archaeology of Iran. This includes the processes that led to the formation of the Mannaean Kingdom in the northwestern part of the country, which is considered a forerunner of the famous Median Empire. Here, we investigate the pattern of migration during the four centuries preceding the establishment of the Mannaean Kingdom. The 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values were measured in enamel of early developing permanent teeth (first molars and incisors) in a sample of 28 individuals of both sexes from Masjed‐e Kabud cemetery (modern Tabriz). Only two individuals have non‐local strontium isotope values; however, they might have been inhabitants of the region located just a few kilometers south of the cemetery. No evidence of long‐distance migration was identified, suggesting that the establishment of the early states in this region was not a consequence of migration, but rather of social development in the local population

Ancient history · Archaeological evidence · Archaeology · Bronze Age · Geography · Human migration · Iron Age · Isotopes of strontium · Population · Strontium · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Demography · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · History · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology