Strontium isotopes and the study of human mobility in ancient Mesoamerica
Strontium isotopes and the study of human mobility in ancient Mesoamerica
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DOI：
10.2307/25478222
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
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0.9
通讯作者：
Tiester, Vera
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作者：
Price, T. Douglas;Burton, James H.;Tiester, Vera
我们分析了中美洲现代和考古环境中 500 多个贝壳、骨骼和牙釉质样本中的锶同位素。结果与基于当地地质和地质材料早期测量的预期非常吻合。结果表明，整个中美洲的同位素变化非常显着。因此，牙釉质中的锶同位素比率标志着童年居住地，不仅可以用来记录流动性，而且在某些情况下还可以用来确定地理起源。我们提出了五个考古学案例研究来说明该技术的人类学意义和应用范围：特奥蒂瓦坎“瓦哈卡巴里奥”个体的起源、科潘创始人的北方起源、蒂卡尔当地国王、帕伦克两位统治者的地区起源，以及坎佩切殖民地墓地中出生的非洲人。
We analyzed strontium isotopes in more than 500 samples of shell, bone, and dental enamel from modern and archaeological contexts throughout Mesoamerica. The results correspond closely with expectations based upon the local geology and earlier measurements of geological materials. The results show that isotopic variation is significant across Mesoamerica. Thus strontium isotope ratios in dental enamel, which mark the place of childhood residence, can be used not only to document mobility but also in some cases to determine geographic origin. We present five archaeological case studies to illustrate the anthropological significance and range of applications for this technique: the origins of individuals in the "Oaxaca Barrio" at Teotihuacan, a northern origin for the founder of Copan, a local king at Tikal, the regional origin of two of Palenque's rulers, and individuals of African birth in a colonial cemetery in Campeche.