This review is a follow up to Grün et al.(2006): Direct Dating of Human Fossils. Since that
time there has been progress on the experimental side of the geochronological analyses …

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 …

Establishing strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) geographical variability is a key component of
any study that seeks to utilize strontium isotopes as tracers of provenance or mobility …

Abstract The Upper Palaeolithic double burial of newborns and the single burial of a ca. 3-
month-old infant uncovered at the Gravettian site of Krems-Wachtberg, Austria, are of …

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 …

Laser ablation multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-MC-ICP-
MS) has become a powerful technique for the in situ direct determination of isotope ratios in …

Bone and tooth tissues are important biological archives to study eating habits and
provenance of ancient humans and animals. By taking advantage of the high spatial …

In situ laser ablation analyses rely on the microanalytical homogeneity of reference
materials (RM s) and a similar matrix and mass fraction between unknown samples and RM …

Understanding the reason (s) behind changes in human mobility strategies through space
and time is a major challenge in palaeoanthropology. Most of the time this is due to the lack …

Given their ubiquity in dietary reconstruction, it is fitting that the story of isotopes began with
a conversation over dinner. Although coined in scientific literature by Frederick Soddy …