Marine87Sr/86Sr ratios from the Jurassic to Pleistocene: evidence from groundwaters in Israel

Starinsky, Abraham; Bielski, Marek; Lazar, Boáz; Wakshal, Eliyahu; Steinitz, G.

doi:10.1016/0012-821x(80)90105-3

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“…These include Jurassic limestones, which outcrop around Banias. Analysis of groundwater in the Banias area has given 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values of around 0.7072 (Starinsky et al . 1980), significantly lower than the 0.7077 determined here for the glasses.…”

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Strontium Isotopes in the Investigation of Early Glass Production: Byzantine and Early Islamic Glass from the Near East*

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87Sr/ 86 Sr ratios have been determined for glasses from four production sites, dated to between the sixth and the 11th centuries, in the Eastern Mediterranean region. On the basis of elemental analyses, the glasses at each location are believed to have been melted from different raw materials. Two glass groups, from Bet Eli'ezer and Bet She'an, in Israel, are believed to have been based upon mixtures of Levantine coastal sands and natron, and have 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios close to 0.7090, plus high elemental strontium, confirming a high concentration of modern marine shell ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ~ 0.7092) in the raw materials. The isotopic compositions of these two groups of glasses differ slightly, however, probably reflecting a varying ratio of limestone to shell because the sands that were utilized were from different coastal locations. Natron-based glasses from a workshop at Tel el Ashmunein, Middle Egypt, have 87 Sr/ 86 Sr values of 0.70794-0.70798, and low elemental strontium, consistent with the use of limestone or limestone-rich sand in the batch. High-magnesia glasses based on plant ash, from Banias, Israel, have 87 Sr/ 86 , probably reflecting the isotopic composition of the soils that were parental to the plants that were ashed to make the glass. Strontium and its isotopes offer an approach to identifying both the raw materials and the origins of ancient glasses, and are a potentially powerful tool in their interpretation.

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Strontium Isotopes in the Investigation of Early Glass Production: Byzantine and Early Islamic Glass from the Near East*

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“…As noted above, archaeological field protocol in the Near East rarely includes sifting of excavated strata; therefore, small mammal dentitions required for this study frequently are not recovered (see Toplyn, 2006). Our additional objective Starinsky et al (1980). 4 Stein et al (1997), average of 27 samples.…”

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Mobility and exile at 2nd century A.D. khirbet edh‐dharih: Strontium isotope analysis of human migration in western Jordan

Perry¹,

Coleman²,

Delhopital³

2008

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The 2nd century A.D. Roman annexation of the Nabataean Kingdom may have resulted in significant settlement disruption. Here we investigate the possibility that political refugees occupied Khirbet edh-Dharih after Roman takeover, using strontium isotope analysis of archaeological human dental enamel. We additionally discuss regional patterning of 87 Sr/ 86 Sr in western Jordan based on archaeological faunal dental enamel samples to understand strontium isotope spatial heterogeneity and to facilitate interpretation of the Dharih results. Strontium isotope analysis of small mammal dentition varied as expected based on bedrock geology, but small faunal sample sizes did not accurately reflect the broad range of biologically available strontium at Dharih. Only one person at Khirbet edh-Dharh appears to be non-local based on isotopic data. The status of the remaining individuals is unclear, as they could have originated from Dharih or the Nabataean capital city of Petra. Incorporating modern fauna and soil samples to establish the local value may assist in characterizing the local strontium in a geologically complex area such as Dharih. Futhermore, future analysis of elemental strontium to assess dietary composition and diagenetic contamination would facilitate interpretation of the strontium sources in the Dharih individuals.

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“…In addition, the possibility exists that salt harvested from the shores of the Dead Sea ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ¼ 0.70803; Stein et al, 1997), seafood from the Mediterranean ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ¼ 0.7091; Hodell et al, 1990) and Red Seas ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ¼ 0.7091; Starinsky et al, 1980), and food products from the more fertile highlands could have been imported into Faynan, affecting human strontium isotope values. These imports could have arrived along three major trade routes, one from Gaza on the Mediterranean cost, another from Aila on the tip of the Red Sea, and multiple routes leading from the fertile eastern plateau of the rift valley.…”

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Condemned to metallum? The origin and role of 4th–6th century A.D. Phaeno mining campresidents using multiple chemical techniques

Perry

Coleman

Dettman

et al. 2011

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Marine87Sr/86Sr ratios from the Jurassic to Pleistocene: evidence from groundwaters in Israel

Cited by 33 publications

References 11 publications

Strontium Isotopes in the Investigation of Early Glass Production: Byzantine and Early Islamic Glass from the Near East*

Strontium Isotopes in the Investigation of Early Glass Production: Byzantine and Early Islamic Glass from the Near East*

Mobility and exile at 2nd century A.D. khirbet edh‐dharih: Strontium isotope analysis of human migration in western Jordan

Condemned to metallum? The origin and role of 4th–6th century A.D. Phaeno mining campresidents using multiple chemical techniques

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