Isotope values of the bioavailable strontium in inland southwestern Sweden-A baseline for mobility studies.

ABSTRACT: The inland area of southwestern Sweden is well known for its well-preserved archaeological animal and human remains dating back to the Mesolithic and Neolithic (10000-4000 and 4000-1700 BC). They allow application of multiple bioarchaeological methods, giving insights into various and complementary aspects of prehistoric human life, as well as economic and social structures. One important aspect concerns human mobility and its relation to social networks and to circulation of objects. Here, strontium isotope analysis plays a crucial role. The present study aims to construct a strontium isotope baseline of southwestern Sweden with considerably greater coverage and higher resolution than previously published data. As the region has been affected by glacial events, the relation between bedroc

SUBMITTER: Blank M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6171848 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature