Strontium isotope signals in cremated petrous portions as indicator for childhood origin.

Dental enamel is currently of high informative value in studies concerning childhood origin and human mobility because the strontium isotope ratio in human dental enamel is indicative of geographical origin. However, many prehistoric burials involve cremation and although strontium retains its origi...

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Main Authors: Lise Harvig, Karin Margarita Frei, T Douglas Price, Niels Lynnerup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4091946?pdf=render