Strontium and oxygen isotopes as indicators of Longobards mobility in Italy: an investigation at Povegliano Veronese.

ABSTRACT: The arrival of the Longobards in Northern Italy in 568 CE marked a period of renewed political stability in the Peninsula after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire. The trajectory of the spread of Longobards in Italy across the Alps and into the South is known from many literary sources. However, their mobility and residence patterns at a population level remain to be fully understood. Here we present a multi-isotopic analysis (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr and ¹⁸O/¹⁶O) of 39 humans and 14 animals buried at the Longobard necropolis of Povegliano Veronese (VR, Italy; 6th-8th century CE), to address mode and tempo of the spread of this population in the Peninsula. The geographical location of Povegliano Veronese plays a key role: the site lies along the Via Postu

SUBMITTER: Francisci G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7363922 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature