Reconstructing Neolithic groups in Sarawak, Malaysia through lead and strontium isotope analysis

Patterns of camelid management in Wari Empire reconstructed using multiple stable isotope analysis: evidence from Castillo de Huarmey, northern coast of Peru

“…Like bone apatite described above, about 0.6 μg of pretreated samples was weighed and placed into a Kiel carbonate prep device connected to a Finnigan MAT 252 isotope ratio mass spectrometer for δ To analyze strontium (Sr) and lead (Pb) isotope ratios, a 40-50 mg cleaned tooth enamel chunk was weighed and transferred to acid-cleaned Teflon vials and dissolved in 8 M HNO 3 (optima) on a 120°C hot plate. Strontium and lead were separated by ion chromatography from single aliquots as described in Valentine et al (2008). Sr and Pb ratios were measured using a Nu-Plasma multiple-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) and are reported relative to NBS-987 and NBS 981 standards, respectively.…”

Insights into immigration and social class at Machu Picchu, Peru based on oxygen, strontium, and lead isotopic analysis

“…Although diagenetic alteration can complicate the interpretation of isotopic data in bone, numerous studies have shown that tooth enamel more faithfully preserves biogenic Sr and Pb isotopic compositions (Bower et al, 2007;Budd et al, 2000;Chiaradia et al, 2003;Montgomery et al, 2005;Valentine et al, 2008); therefore tooth enamel hydroxyapatite is analyzed here. Of note is that the vast majority of the Machu Picchu population was interred in above-ground graves, usually caves or rocky outcrops (Eaton, 1916), resulting in little to no contact between the dentition and surrounding soils and a reduced likelihood of post-depositional alteration.…”

“…Isotope analyses provide useful tools in assessing mobility in ancient skeletal populations, using individuals as the units of analysis within an ecological and geological context, both in the Andes (Andrushko et al, in press;Hewitt et al, 2008;Knudson and Price, 2007;Knudson et al, 2004;Slovak, 2007;Verano and DeNiro, 1993) and elsewhere (Bentley and Knipper, 2005;Carlson, 1996;Chiaradia et al, 2003;Evans et al, 2006a,b;Montgomery et al, 2003;Price et al, 1994;Valentine et al, 2008;White et al, 2004White et al, , 2002White et al, , 1998.…”

The use of strontium isotopes as an indicator of migration in human and pig Lapita populations in the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea

“…While this technique has been applied on archaeological skeletal assemblages in many locations around the world such as Germany (Bentley et al, 2003), Egypt (Buzon et al, 2007), England (Evans et al, 2006a,b), Peru (Knudson et al, 2005;Slovak et al, 2009;Turner et al, 2009), Mexico (Price et al, 2000(Price et al, , 2006, Guatemala (Wright, 2005) and Malaysia (Valentine et al, 2008), its application to archaeological skeletal assemblages in the Pacific Islands has been relatively unexplored until recently (Bentley et al, 2007). Bentley et al (2007) successfully applied the use of strontium isotopes to a Lapita-associated cemetery site (w3000/2900 BP) on Efate Island, Vanuatu ( Fig.…”

“…The use of strontium isotopes on human skeletal remains, particularly dental enamel, has also been well documented through archaeological migration and mobility research in other regions of the world (Bentley, 2006;Ericson, 1985;Ezzo et al, 1997;Price et al, 2002;Slovak et al, 2009;Valentine et al, 2008).…”