Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Towards a biologically available strontium isotope baseline for Ireland.
Snoeck, Christophe; Ryan, Saskia; Pouncett, John; Pellegrini, Maura; Claeys, Philippe; Wainwright, Ashlea N; Mattielli, Nadine; Lee-Thorp, Julia A; Schulting, Rick J.
Afiliación
  • Snoeck C; Research Unit: Analytical, Environmental & Geo-Chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, AMGC-WE-VUB, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium; School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3TG, UK; G-Time Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB, C
  • Ryan S; Department of Geology, School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland; UMR 7209, Archéozoologie, Archéobotanique: Sociétés, Pratiques et Environnements, CNRS, MNHN, Sorbonne Universités, CP 56, 55 Rue Buffon, F-75005 Paris, France.
  • Pouncett J; School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3TG, UK.
  • Pellegrini M; School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3TG, UK; Thermo Fisher Scientific Italy, Str. Rivoltana, Km 4, 20090 Rodano MI, Italy.
  • Claeys P; Research Unit: Analytical, Environmental & Geo-Chemistry, Dept. of Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, AMGC-WE-VUB, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Wainwright AN; G-Time Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB, CP 160/02, 50, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium; School of Earth Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia; School of Earth Science, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
  • Mattielli N; G-Time Laboratory, Université Libre de Bruxelles, ULB, CP 160/02, 50, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
  • Lee-Thorp JA; School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3TG, UK.
  • Schulting RJ; School of Archaeology, University of Oxford, 1 South Parks Rd, Oxford, OX1 3TG, UK.
Sci Total Environ ; 712: 136248, 2020 Apr 10.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31945525
Strontium isotopes are used in archaeology, ecology, forensics, and other disciplines to study the origin of artefacts, humans, animals and food items. Strontium in animal and human tissues such as bone and teeth originates from food and drink consumed during life, leaving an isotopic signal corresponding to their geographical origin (i.e. where the plants grew, the animals grazed and the drinking water passed through). To contextualise the measurements obtained directly on animal and human remains, it is necessary to have a sound baseline of the isotopic variation of biologically available strontium in the landscape. In general, plants represent the main source of strontium for humans and animals as they usually contain much higher strontium concentrations than animal products (meat and milk) or drinking water. The observed difference between the strontium isotope composition of geological bedrock, soils and plants from the same locality warrants direct measurement of plants to create a reliable baseline. Here we present the first baseline of the biologically available strontium isotope composition for the island of Ireland based on 228 measurements on plants from 140 distinct locations. The isoscape shows significant variation in strontium isotope composition between different areas of Ireland with values as low as 0.7067 for the basalt outcrops in County Antrim and values of up to 0.7164 in the Mourne Mountains. This variability confirms the potential for studying mobility and landscape use of past human and animal populations in Ireland. Furthermore, in some cases, large differences were observed between different types of plants from the same location, highlighting the need to measure more than one plant sample per location for the creation of BASr baselines.
Asunto(s)
Texto completo
Añadir a Mi BVS
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar en Google

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Isótopos de Estroncio Límite: Animals / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
Texto completo
Añadir a Mi BVS
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar en Google

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Isótopos de Estroncio Límite: Animals / Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Sci Total Environ Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos