The strontium isotopic ratio (87Sr/86Sr) measured in the inorganic matter of skeletons is used in archaeology to assess past mobility and residential patterns. The bioavailable strontium in the tissues reflects that of the plants eaten, which in turn replicates that of soil and water as derived bu the geological background of the lived-in environment. The 87Sr content of bedrock is formed by decay of rubidium (87Rb), so that old rocks will have higher 87Sr than younger ones.

Mobility, landscape, and the functions of the cave. Evidence from strontium isotopes / Tafuri, Mary Anne; O'Connell, Tamsin; Robb, John; Knusel, Christopher; Fullagar, Paul. - STAMPA. - 38(2016), pp. 139-144. - MONUMENTA ARCHAEOLOGICA.

Mobility, landscape, and the functions of the cave. Evidence from strontium isotopes

Tafuri, Mary Anne
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2016

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The strontium isotopic ratio (87Sr/86Sr) measured in the inorganic matter of skeletons is used in archaeology to assess past mobility and residential patterns. The bioavailable strontium in the tissues reflects that of the plants eaten, which in turn replicates that of soil and water as derived bu the geological background of the lived-in environment. The 87Sr content of bedrock is formed by decay of rubidium (87Rb), so that old rocks will have higher 87Sr than younger ones.
2016
The Aachaeology of Grotta Scaloria. Ritual in Neolithic Southeast Italy
9781938770074
strontium isotope ratio; mobility; residential patterns
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Mobility, landscape, and the functions of the cave. Evidence from strontium isotopes / Tafuri, Mary Anne; O'Connell, Tamsin; Robb, John; Knusel, Christopher; Fullagar, Paul. - STAMPA. - 38(2016), pp. 139-144. - MONUMENTA ARCHAEOLOGICA.
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