Increasing Mobility at the Neolithic/Bronze Age Transition - sulphur isotope evidence from Öland, Sweden
The objective of this investigation is to look at the use of various aquatic, in this case marine, resources in relation to mobility during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. On the island of Öland, in the Baltic Sea, different archaeological cultures are represented in the form of material cultu...
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| author | Anna Linderholm Elin Fornander Gunilla Eriksson Carl-Magnus Mörth Kerstin Lidén |
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| description | The objective of this investigation is to look at the use of various aquatic, in this case marine, resources in relation to mobility during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. On the island of Öland, in the Baltic Sea, different archaeological cultures are represented in the form of material culture and skeletal remains at three sites. We have analysed δ34S values in human remains representing 36 individuals, as well as faunal remains. We investigated intra-individual patterns of mobility from childhood to adulthood, primarily focusing on a passage grave. Taking into account previously published dietary data that demonstrate a wide range of dietary practices involving aquatic resources, we applied a model to estimate the contribution of δ34S from terrestrial protein, to separate mobility from dietary changes, thereby identifying individuals who changed residence, as well as individuals with non-local origins. Evidence of mobility could be demonstrated at two sites. For the third site the consistently marine diet inhibits inferences on mobility based on δ34S analysis. Chronologically, the frequency of non-locals was highest during the Bronze Age, when the diet was very uniform and based on terrestrial resources. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-635cff92159a46d0bd7fbda836ef452e2024-02-02T20:15:48ZengUniversity of YorkInternet Archaeology1363-53872014-11-0137http://dx.doi.org/10.11141/ia.37.10Increasing Mobility at the Neolithic/Bronze Age Transition - sulphur isotope evidence from Öland, SwedenAnna LinderholmElin FornanderGunilla ErikssonCarl-Magnus MörthKerstin LidénThe objective of this investigation is to look at the use of various aquatic, in this case marine, resources in relation to mobility during the Neolithic and Bronze Age periods. On the island of Öland, in the Baltic Sea, different archaeological cultures are represented in the form of material culture and skeletal remains at three sites. We have analysed δ34S values in human remains representing 36 individuals, as well as faunal remains. We investigated intra-individual patterns of mobility from childhood to adulthood, primarily focusing on a passage grave. Taking into account previously published dietary data that demonstrate a wide range of dietary practices involving aquatic resources, we applied a model to estimate the contribution of δ34S from terrestrial protein, to separate mobility from dietary changes, thereby identifying individuals who changed residence, as well as individuals with non-local origins. Evidence of mobility could be demonstrated at two sites. For the third site the consistently marine diet inhibits inferences on mobility based on δ34S analysis. Chronologically, the frequency of non-locals was highest during the Bronze Age, when the diet was very uniform and based on terrestrial resources.http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue37/linderholm_index.htmlarchaeologyStable isotope analysissulphurNeolithicBronze AgemobilityÖlandaquatic resourcesthe Baltic Sea |
| spellingShingle | Anna Linderholm Elin Fornander Gunilla Eriksson Carl-Magnus Mörth Kerstin Lidén Increasing Mobility at the Neolithic/Bronze Age Transition - sulphur isotope evidence from Öland, Sweden Internet Archaeology archaeology Stable isotope analysis sulphur Neolithic Bronze Age mobility Öland aquatic resources the Baltic Sea |
| title | Increasing Mobility at the Neolithic/Bronze Age Transition - sulphur isotope evidence from Öland, Sweden |
| title_full | Increasing Mobility at the Neolithic/Bronze Age Transition - sulphur isotope evidence from Öland, Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Increasing Mobility at the Neolithic/Bronze Age Transition - sulphur isotope evidence from Öland, Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increasing Mobility at the Neolithic/Bronze Age Transition - sulphur isotope evidence from Öland, Sweden |
| title_short | Increasing Mobility at the Neolithic/Bronze Age Transition - sulphur isotope evidence from Öland, Sweden |
| title_sort | increasing mobility at the neolithic bronze age transition sulphur isotope evidence from oland sweden |
| topic | archaeology Stable isotope analysis sulphur Neolithic Bronze Age mobility Öland aquatic resources the Baltic Sea |
| url | http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue37/linderholm_index.html |
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