Abstract The nineteenth century New Zealand goldfields were a place where people from
across the world came together in search of their fortunes. Written accounts of life on the …

Lead (Pb) concentration and isotope analyses in human remains are powerful analytical
tools used to examine differences in Pb exposure over time or between populations and to …

Objectives There are few bioarcheological analyses of life experiences in colonial period
Aotearoa New Zealand, despite this being a time of major adaptation and social change. In …

Abstract The analysis of 87 Sr/86 Sr isotope ratios in human and nonhuman tooth enamel is
used worldwide for archaeological and forensic purposes to establish if an individual is …

The preservation of soft tissue in the archaeological record is a rare phenomenon,
especially in temperate contexts. Despite this, brain material is sometimes preserved in …

Many mid‐19th‐century immigrants to New Zealand are presumed to have been in pursuit of
a “better life” than was achievable in their origin countries. Here, we utilize histological …

Abstract Objective Mid‐to late‐Holocene large‐scale population migration profoundly
impacted the interaction of ethnic groups and cultures across Eurasia, notably in Central …

The analysis of multi-isotope fingerprints has become common during the last decade, and
there is no doubt that this will be the future of this field in archaeometry. However, isotopic …

Stable isotope ratios (isotope values) of surface water reflect hydrological pathways, mixing
processes, and atmospheric exchange within catchments. Development of maps of surface …

The analysis of stable isotopes in archaeological human and animal skeletal finds is a
routine method in the field of archaeometry. Multi-dimensional datasets are this way easily …