We present Isotòpia, an open-access database compiling over 36,000 stable isotope measurements (delta 13C, delta 15N, delta 18O, delta 34S, 87Sr/86Sr, 206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, 208Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/206Pb, and 208Pb/206Pb) on human, animal, and plant bioarchaeological remains dating to Classical Antiquity (approximately 800 BCE - 500 CE). These were recovered from different European regions, particularly from the Mediterranean. Isot & ograve;pia provides a comprehensive characterisation of the isotopic data, encompassing various historical, archaeological, biological, and environmental variables. Isot & ograve;pia is a resource for meta-analytical research of past human activities and paleoenvironments. The database highlights data gaps in isotopic classical archaeology, such as the limited number of isotopic measurements available for plants and animals, limited number of studies on spatial mobility, and spatial heterogeneity of isotopic research. As such, we emphasise the necessity to address and fill these gaps in order to unlock the reuse potential of this database.

Introducing Isotòpia: a stable isotope database for Classical Antiquity / Formichella, Giulia; Soncin, Silvia; Lubritto, Carmine; Tafuri, Mary Anne; Fernandes, Ricardo; Cocozza, Carlo. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - 19:6(2024). [10.1371/journal.pone.0293717]

Introducing Isotòpia: a stable isotope database for Classical Antiquity

Formichella, Giulia
Primo
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Soncin, Silvia
Secondo
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Tafuri, Mary Anne;
2024

Abstract

We present Isotòpia, an open-access database compiling over 36,000 stable isotope measurements (delta 13C, delta 15N, delta 18O, delta 34S, 87Sr/86Sr, 206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, 208Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/206Pb, and 208Pb/206Pb) on human, animal, and plant bioarchaeological remains dating to Classical Antiquity (approximately 800 BCE - 500 CE). These were recovered from different European regions, particularly from the Mediterranean. Isot & ograve;pia provides a comprehensive characterisation of the isotopic data, encompassing various historical, archaeological, biological, and environmental variables. Isot & ograve;pia is a resource for meta-analytical research of past human activities and paleoenvironments. The database highlights data gaps in isotopic classical archaeology, such as the limited number of isotopic measurements available for plants and animals, limited number of studies on spatial mobility, and spatial heterogeneity of isotopic research. As such, we emphasise the necessity to address and fill these gaps in order to unlock the reuse potential of this database.
2024
data gaps; isotopes; database; Classical Antiquity; Mediterranean bioarchaeology
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Introducing Isotòpia: a stable isotope database for Classical Antiquity / Formichella, Giulia; Soncin, Silvia; Lubritto, Carmine; Tafuri, Mary Anne; Fernandes, Ricardo; Cocozza, Carlo. - In: PLOS ONE. - ISSN 1932-6203. - 19:6(2024). [10.1371/journal.pone.0293717]
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