Strontium (87Sr/86Sr) mapping: a critical review of methods and approaches

E Holt, JA Evans, R Madgwick - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of bioavailable strontium in different environments to provenance biological
materials has become increasingly common since its first applications in ecology and …

On the road again—a review of pretreatment methods for the decontamination of skeletal materials for strontium isotopic and concentration analysis

CA Wathen, S Isaksson, K Lidén - Archaeological and Anthropological …, 2022 - Springer
Strontium isotopic and concentration results from archeological skeletons have proved
useful in demonstrating human and animal mobility patterns, and dietary life-history. This …

A large-scale environmental strontium isotope baseline map of Portugal for archaeological and paleoecological provenance studies

HF James, S Adams, M Willmes, K Mathison… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Strontium isotopes (87 Sr/86 Sr) provide valuable information to help reconstruct
past mobility. For the analysis of archaeological tooth enamel to provide a direct assessment …

A strontium isoscape of Italy for provenance studies

F Lugli, A Cipriani, L Bruno, F Ronchetti, C Cavazzuti… - Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a novel database of biological and geological 87 Sr/86 Sr values (n= 1920) from
Italy, using literature data and newly analysed samples, for provenance purposes. We …

Sr analyses from only known Scandinavian cremation cemetery in Britain illuminate early Viking journey with horse and dog across the North Sea

T Löffelmann, C Snoeck, JD Richards, LJ Johnson… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The barrow cemetery at Heath Wood, Derbyshire, is the only known Viking cremation
cemetery in the British Isles. It dates to the late ninth century and is associated with the over …

Comparison between strip sampling and laser ablation methods to infer seasonal movements from intra-tooth strontium isotopes profiles in migratory caribou

M Le Corre, V Grimes, R Lam, K Britton - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Strontium isotopes analysis is a powerful tool in the study of past animal movements, notably
the sequential analysis of tooth enamel to reconstruct individual movements in a time-series …

Intense community dynamics in the pre-Roman frontier site of Fermo (ninth–fifth century BCE, Marche, central Italy) inferred from isotopic data

C Esposito, M Gigante, F Lugli, P Miranda… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Early Iron Age in Italy (end of the tenth to the eighth century BCE) was
characterized by profound changes which influenced the subsequent political and cultural …

Leaching is the main pathway of nitrogen loss from a citrus orchard in Central China

Y Luo, X Wu, H Xiao, NS Toan, B Liao, X Wu… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the high application rates and low utilization efficiency of inorganic nitrogen (N)
fertilizer, conventional citrus orchards tend to cause N losses and extensive pollution. In …

Multi-isotopic study of the earliest mediaeval inhabitants of Santiago de Compostela (Galicia, Spain)

P Pérez-Ramallo, A Grandal-d´ Anglade… - Archaeological and …, 2022 - Springer
Santiago de Compostela is, together with Rome and Jerusalem, one of the three main
pilgrimage and religious centres for Catholicism. The belief that the remains of St James the …

The unseen world beneath our feet: Heliyon soil science. Exploring the cutting-edge techniques and ambitious goals of modern soil science

C Poschenrieder, R Scalenghe - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
In the face of climate change, ecosystem destruction, desertification, and increasing food
demand, soil conservation is crucial for ensuring the sustainability of life on Earth. The Soil …