Strontium is a chemical element without biological functions in humans. In fact, only two
biological roles are known, both as a biomineral constituent. However, strontium and …

Human mobility has been vigorously debated as a key factor for the spread of bronze
technology and profound changes in burial practices as well as material culture in central …

Isotopic investigations of two cemetery populations from the Corded Ware Culture in
southern Germany reveal new information on the dating of these graves, human diet during …

We present a high-resolution cross-disciplinary analysis of kinship structure and social
institutions in two Late Copper Age Bell Beaker culture cemeteries of South Germany …

Establishing the age at which prehistoric individuals move away from their childhood
residential location holds crucial information about the socio dynamics and mobility patterns …

Given their strong affinity for the skeleton, trace elements are often stored in bones and teeth
long term. Diet, geography, health, disease, social status, activity, and occupation are some …

Investigation of human diet during the Neolithic has often been limited to a few
archaeological cultures or single sites. In order to provide insight into the development of …

Abstract The Basel-Gasfabrik site (Switzerland) is among the largest and best investigated
proto-urban centres of the La Tène period (chiefly La Tène C2/D1; 200/150–80 BCE) …

With the beginning of the Early Bronze Age in Central Europe~ 2200 BC, a regional and
supra-regional hierarchical social organization emerged with few individuals in positions of …

Joint inhumations of adults and children are an intriguing aspect of the shift from collective to
single burial rites in third millennium BC Western Eurasia. Here, we revisit two exceptional …