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Movement of agricultural products in the Scandinavian Iron Age during the first millennium AD: 87Sr/86Sr values of archaeological crops and animals in southern Sweden.
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Science & Technology of Archaeological Research . Dec2020, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p96-112. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In this paper, we examine the exchange of crops and livestock through the application of strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotope analysis on cereal grains and faunal tooth enamel from the regional center of Uppåkra and three nearby settlements in Scania, southern Sweden, dating to the first millennium AD. Around a third of the fauna have non-local 87Sr/86Sr values, indicating the import of livestock from several different regions. After cleaning, almost all of the cereal grains have non-local 87Sr/86Sr values, which is surprising given the nearby abundance of fertile agricultural soils. We therefore suggest considering non-locally grown crops to be those whose 87Sr/86Sr values fall outside the normal distribution; if this approach is used, around 20% of the analyzed crop samples are interpreted as having grown non-locally. This study demonstrates the potential of combining strontium isotopic data of archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological material for gaining insights into the movement of agricultural products in prehistory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *AGRICULTURAL wastes
*IRON Age
*GRAIN
*DENTAL enamel
*CROPS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20548923
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Science & Technology of Archaeological Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147549355
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/20548923.2020.1840121