Isotopic Evidence for Human Movement into Central England during the Early Neolithic

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ID7175259
AutoresSamantha Neil (0000-0002-8850-8719, University of Oxford, autor de correspondencia), Jane Evans (0000-0003-3667-494X), J Montgomery (0000-0001-6729-3088, Durham University), C Scarre (0000-0002-7157-6539, Durham University)
Año2020
Volumen23
Número4
Páginas512-529
Fecha de publicación2020-05-08
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEuropean Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1461-9571 • E-ISSN: 1741-2722
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/eaa.2020.22
OpenAlexW3023723689
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas11
Referencias citadas52

Isotope ratios of tooth enamel from ten Early Neolithic individuals buried in a long cairn at Whitwell in central England were measured to determine where they sourced their childhood diet. Five individuals have low Sr concentrations (11–66 ppm) and high 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios (0.7164–0.7212). Three individuals have relatively low 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios (0.712–0.711) and Sr concentrations ranging between 54 and 109 ppm. Two individuals have strontium isotope values that bridge the gap between the isotope compositions of these two groups. The high 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values are rare in human enamel and exclude sources within the biosphere of central England. Oxygen isotope values are comparable to those found within human archaeological populations buried in temperate regions of Europe. The strontium isotope results should be interpreted in the context of other evidence for migration from northern France to Britain during the Early Neolithic

Archaeology · Biology · Biosphere · Context (archaeology · Geochemistry · Geography · Isotope · Isotopes of oxygen · Isotopes of strontium · Strontium · Temperate climate · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Paleopathology and ancient diseases · Ecology · Geology