In search of homelands: using strontium isotopes to identify biological markers of mobility in late prehistoric Portugal

This study uses strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) in dental enamel from burial populations related to the fortified Chalcolithic settlement site of Zambujal (c. 2800e1800 BC) to distinguish the presence of nonlocal individuals. Zambujal is located in the Estremadura region of Portugal near the Atlantic...

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Main Author: Waterman, Anna J. (author)
Other Authors: Peate, David W. (author), Silva, A. M. (author), Thomas, Jonathan T. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/25535
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/25535