Spatial variations in biosphere 87 Sr/ 86 Sr in Britain
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Abstract: Strontium isotopes are a powerful tool for investigating the geographical origins of people and animals but assignment of provenance requires reference maps and databases. This paper presents a map of strontium isotope variations across Britain for use in archaeological and other studies, and is produced by direct measurement of strontium isotope compositions of biosphere components, predominantly plants. The map characterizes the biosphere signature of specific lithologies: a technique that is applicable worldwide. Marine-derived strontium, from both rainwater and coastal sea-splash and spray, is an important contribution to the British biosphere, particularly on the western seaboard, which is subject to high rainfall and prevailing westerly winds. Supplementary material: Methods, full data table, and full-size version of Figure 1b are available at http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/SUP18388 .
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Plant material is generally accepted to be ideal for forming a bioavailable strontium baseline.
“Although plant material is generally accepted to be ideal for forming a bioavailable strontium baseline [49–51], exportation of modern botanical samples were not within the purview of this study.”
From Who were the Hyksos? Challenging traditional narratives using strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) analysis of human remains from ancient Egypt (2020) · cites this paper as [51]
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Darling, W. G., Bath, A. H., & Talbot, J. C. (2003) · Hydrology and Earth System Sciences · doi:10.5194/hess-7-183-2003 · Cited by 266 · see citing works
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Stantis, C., Kharobi, A., Maaranen, N., Nowell, G. M., Bietak, M., Prell, S., & Schutkowski, H. (2020) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0235414 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
- Authors
- Evans, J. A., Montgomery, J., Wildman, G., & Boulton, N.
- Affiliations
- British Geological Survey (GB)
- University of Bradford (GB)
- Venue
- Journal of the Geological Society
- Publisher
- Geological Society of London
- Published
- 2010-01
- Volume
- 167
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-4
- ISSN
- 0016-7649 (ISSN-L)
- 2041-479X
- OpenAlex
- W2082263252
- Cited by
- 409
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 14.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of the Geological Society (publishedVersion)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (acceptedVersion)
- Durham Research Online (Durham University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- NERC Open Research Archive (Natural Environment Research Council) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Natural Environment Research Council (nigl010001)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil and Environmental Studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Geophysics › Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Keywords
- strontium isotopes, 87Sr/86Sr, spatial variability, reference map, provenance, plants, rainwater, sea spray, lithology, Great Britain
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