Tracing population mobility in the Aegean using isotope geochemistry: a first map of local biologically available 87Sr/86Sr signatures

Georeferencing a Cold Case Victim With Lead, Strontium, Carbon, and Oxygen Isotopes

“…Such change indicates possible migration and dietary or water supply change. Overall, the Sr ratios are within the spectrum expected for Greece (Nafplioti 2011), but also similar ratios are likely to be found in a number of other countries in Europe.…”

87Sr/86Sr and trace element mapping of geosphere-hydrosphere-biosphere interactions: A case study in Ireland

“…Both soil and plants have been employed in previous studies for producing biosphere isoscapes (Evans et al, 2010;Frei and Frei, 2013;Hartman and Richards, 2014;Hodell et al, 2004;Laffoon et al, 2012;Nafplioti, 2011;Porder et al, 2003;Price et al, 2014;Price and Naumann, 2015;Sjögren et al, 2009;Willmes et al, 2014) (Montgomery et al, 2006b;Voerkelius et al, 2010). Correspondence between plant 87 Sr/ 86 Sr and other media such as snails and small home-range fauna have also been noted (Blum et al, 2000;Laffoon et al, 2012).…”

“…Åberg et al 1998;Bentley & Knipper 2005;Evans et al 2009;Evans et al 2010;Frei & Frei 2011;Frei & Frei 2013;Hartman & Richards 2014;Hedman et al 2009;Hodell et al 2004;Knudson & Torres-Rouff 2009;Kootker et al 2016;Laffoon et al 2012;Nafplioti 2011;Porder et al 2003;Price and Naumann, 2015;Sjögren et al 2009;Thornton 2011;Voerkelius et al 2010;Willmes et al 2014;Zitek et al 2015), however none of these has specifically dealt with detailed Sr isoscapes in Ireland. At present, there are relatively few published data dealing with spatial variation of 87 Sr/ 86 Sr in the Irish biosphere using environmental samples (Cahill Wilson and Standish, 2016;Knudson et al, 2012;Snoeck et al, 2016;Voerkelius et al, 2010), despite the fact that 87 Sr/ 86 Sr are commonplace as a provenance tool applied to archaeological studies (e.g.…”

Bioavailable 87Sr/86Sr in different environmental samples — Effects of anthropogenic contamination and implications for isoscapes in past migration studies

“…Different environmental samples have been put forward to assess the spatial variability in the bioavailable 87 Sr/ 86 Sr. These include surface water, soil leachates, vegetation and snail shells (Evans et al, 2010;Hodell et al, 2004;Nafplioti, 2011;Price et al, 2002;Sillen et al, 1998). However, industrial/anthropogenic activities, such as the use of fertilizers, might have influenced the Sr isotope ratios of modern ecosystems (Böhlke and Horan, 2000;Christian et al, 2011;Tichomirowa et al, 2010;West et al, 2009), which would then be inappropriate for interpreting 87 Sr/ 86 Sr data of archeological specimens.…”