Journal article
Diet and mobility patterns in the Late Prehistory of central Iberia (4000–1400 cal bc): the evidence of radiogenic (87Sr/86Sr) and stable (δ18O, δ13C) isotope ratios
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Vol.9(7), pp.1439-1452
10/2017
DOI: 10.1007/s12520-017-0480-y
Abstract
This study examines strontium, oxygen, and carbon isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr, δ18O, δ13C) in dental enamel and bone apatite from 82 individuals interred at Late Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Bronze Age burial sites near Madrid, Spain, to discern variations in dietary patterns and identify possible migrants. Questions about mobility patterns and subsistence practices have played a central role in the scholarship of Late Prehistoric central Iberia in the last 20 years, but the archaeological record has still not been able to provide clear answers. This study adds valuable data to this line of research. The results of this study suggest that migration from regions with different geologic landscapes was uncommon in these communities. For the identified migrants, based upon the 87Sr/86Sr values, several of the identified non-local individuals originate from regions with substantially older lithological features and possible places of origin are being investigated. As it is not possible to discern individuals who may have moved from regions with similar geologic landscapes using this methodology, these data provide the minimum number of migrants, and it is conceivable that the number of non-locals in this sample may be higher. Combining multiple lines of material and biological evidence and the completion of Sr isotope mapping in the Iberian Peninsula will help to clarify these findings. Stable carbon isotope data provide new and direct evidence of regional changes in consumption patterns. In particular, this study provides some possible evidence for the consumption of C4 plants in third-millennium bc central Spain.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Diet and mobility patterns in the Late Prehistory of central Iberia (4000–1400 cal bc): the evidence of radiogenic (87Sr/86Sr) and stable (δ18O, δ13C) isotope ratios
- Creators
- Pedro Díaz-del-Río - Departamento de Arqueología y Procesos Sociales Instituto de Historia, CSIC C/Albasanz 26-28 28037 Madrid SpainAnna Waterman - Department of Natural and Applied Sciences Mount Mercy University 150 Basile Hall Cedar Rapids IA 52402 USAJonathan Thomas - Department of Anthropology The University of Iowa 114 Macbride Hall Iowa City IA 52242 USADavid Peate - Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Iowa 121 Trowbridge Hall Iowa City IA 52242 USARobert Tykot - Department of Anthropology University of South Florida Tampa FL 33620-7200 USAM Martínez-Navarrete - Departamento de Arqueología y Procesos Sociales Instituto de Historia, CSIC C/Albasanz 26-28 28037 Madrid SpainJuan Vicent - Departamento de Arqueología y Procesos Sociales Instituto de Historia, CSIC C/Albasanz 26-28 28037 Madrid Spain
- Contributors
- Klervia Jaouen (Editor)Ricardo Fernandes (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, Vol.9(7), pp.1439-1452
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12520-017-0480-y
- ISSN
- 1866-9557
- eISSN
- 1866-9565
- Publisher
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Berlin/Heidelberg
- Grant note
- HAR2013-47776-R / Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación (http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100007136)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2017
- Academic Unit
- Earth and Environmental Sciences; Honors Program; Rhetoric
- Record Identifier
- 9983984542302771
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