Strontium isotope analysis of archaeological skeletons has provided useful and exciting
results in archaeology in the last 20 years, particularly by characterizing past human …

There is an increasing public awareness of the relatively new and expanded industrial
barium uses which are potential sources of human exposure (eg, a shale gas development …

Strontium isotope analysis of bone and tooth enamel from prehistoric human skeletons is an
important new technique used to address questions regarding migration. Two problems …

Biogeochemical methods using stable isotopes and trace elements have been increasingly
developed and applied to reconstruct modern and ancient breastfeeding and weaning …

List of figures p. ix List of tables p. xii Preface p. xiii Part I The Role of Analytical Chemistry in
Archaeology p. 1 1 Archaeology and Analytical Chemistry p. 3 1.1 The history of analytical …

Strontium isotopes are a powerful tool which provide information about provenance directly
from the tissues of humans rather than the grave context and burial goods. Geographical …

Abstract The publication of The Osteological Paradox (Wood et al., 1992, Current
Anthropology, 33: 343–370) a decade ago sparked debate about the methods and …

Measurement of strontium isotopes in archaeological skeletons is an effective technique for
characterizing prehistoric mobility. However, interpretation of the results can be highly …

In this paper Sr isotope signatures are reported for 192 surface water (lakes/ponds and
rivers/creeks) samples from within Denmark and an isotope distribution map is presented …

In order to interpret strontium and oxygen isotope values in Neolithic human skeletons
analysed previously, we begin to map the biologically available strontium, carbon and …