2019
DOI: 10.1002/oa.2753
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Interpreting medieval mobility from burials at the rock‐hewn church of St. Georges, Gurat (France): Insights from strontium isotope analysis of bones and teeth

Abstract: The cave church St. Georges is a hand‐carved limestone cave church located in Gurat, southwestern France, which likely developed from a hermitic site by the High Middle Ages (1001–1300 AD). Gurat is unique in that few bioarchaeological studies of monastic collections, particularly in France, have been conducted. This research represents the first effort to understand who the people at Gurat were, and where they might have travelled from, by employing strontium isotope analysis. Such data are used to interpret … Show more

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“…Individuals with 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values outside the estimated local 87 Sr/ 86 Sr range of a given site are commonly described as having consumed non-local sources of Sr, either by they themselves being non-locals or by consuming non-local foods (i.e. through trade or consuming foods farmed in a geologically distinct region) [ 1 , 7 , 8 , 30 36 , 43 , 44 ]. Whereas those with 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values matching those of the immediate vicinity of the site are considered to have consumed local sources of Sr and were therefore potential residents of that site [ 1 , 7 , 8 , 30 36 , 59 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Individuals with 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values outside the estimated local 87 Sr/ 86 Sr range of a given site are commonly described as having consumed non-local sources of Sr, either by they themselves being non-locals or by consuming non-local foods (i.e. through trade or consuming foods farmed in a geologically distinct region) [ 1 , 7 , 8 , 30 36 , 43 , 44 ]. Whereas those with 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values matching those of the immediate vicinity of the site are considered to have consumed local sources of Sr and were therefore potential residents of that site [ 1 , 7 , 8 , 30 36 , 59 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Kępa et al 2012 ; Scharlotta et al 2013 ; Dudgeon et al 2016 ) and teeth (e.g. Humphrey et al 2007 ; Simonetti et al 2007 ; Richards et al 2008 ; Cucina et al 2011 ; Dudgeon et al 2016 ; Mays et al 2018 ; Meijer et al 2019 ).…”
Section: Resurgence Of Trace Element Analysis? Techniques With Growinunclassified
“…Some studies (e.g. Richards et al 2008 ; Mays et al 2018 ; Meijer et al 2019 ) have also successfully employed LA-(MC-)ICP-MS to study intra-enamel 87 Sr/ 86 Sr variability and, in doing so, gained insights into human mobility and seasonal migrations, phenomena which are often more difficult to detect isotopically from bulk enamel samples than outright childhood migration. These novel studies demonstrate the utility of micro-sampling in the face of common limitations in the chemical analysis of skeletal remains—specifically, reducing destructive sampling, improving temporal resolution to gain insights into individual “chemical life histories”, and combatting the potential impacts of diagenesis on biogenic signatures.…”
Section: Resurgence Of Trace Element Analysis? Techniques With Growinmentioning
confidence: 99%