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 …

Objectives The objective of this study has been to confirm the sex and the affinity of an
individual buried in a well‐furnished warrior grave (Bj 581) in the Viking Age town of Birka …

The input of strontium from aquatic resources in an omnivorous diet has been researched to
a lesser degree than that of terrestrial sources, which, in specific sociocultural settings …

The domestication and subsequent global dispersal of livestock are crucial events in human
history, but the migratory episodes during the history of livestock remain poorly documented …

In this study, we compare the genetic ancestry of individuals from two as yet genetically
unstudied cultural traditions in Estonia in the context of available modern and ancient …

Ship burials are a well-known feature of Scandinavian Viking Age archaeology, but the
discovery of 41 individuals buried in two ships in Estonia belongs to the Pre-Viking period …

To better comprehend the dietary practices of past populations in the Eastern Baltic region
we have created temporally and geographically restricted baselines for the time period of …

Rationale Identifying migratory corridors of animals is essential for their effective protection,
yet the exact location of such corridors is often unknown, particularly for elusive animals …

Horse sacrifice and deposition are enigmatic features of funerary rituals identified across
prehistoric Europe that persisted in the eastern Baltic. Genetic and isotopic analysis of …

Abstract We measured 87Sr/86Sr for all available human remains (n= 40) dating from the
Mesolithic to the Bronze Age (ca. 6400–800 cal BC) in Lithuania. In addition, local baselines …