Isotopic Data on Diet and Mobility from Pictish and Viking Age Orkney
Changes in diet and mobility isotopes from the Late Iron Age or Pre-Viking phase (PVP, AD 550–790) through the Viking Age (VA, AD 790–1050) and Late Norse phase (LNP, AD 1050–1300) can be used to suggest nuanced socioeconomic and political change, including differences in subsistence practices and s...
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| author | Alexandra Johnson Christophe Snoeck Rick Schulting Philippe Claeys Nadine Mattielli Gail Drinkall |
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| description | Changes in diet and mobility isotopes from the Late Iron Age or Pre-Viking phase (PVP, AD 550–790) through the Viking Age (VA, AD 790–1050) and Late Norse phase (LNP, AD 1050–1300) can be used to suggest nuanced socioeconomic and political change, including differences in subsistence practices and social constructs of ethnicity, religion and status [1234567]. We present here isotopic analysis on some 292 individuals from 10 sites across Orkney, including 152 individuals newly analysed for δ13C and δ15N from bone collagen and 54 individuals analysed for δ18O and 87Sr/86Sr from tooth enamel, in addition to data from previous studies. In addition to the human remains, 29 plant samples were collected to supplement the geological baseline for strontium isotopes. This study provides new results as evidence of increased δ13C and δ15N at the end of the first millennium, with dietary differences between ‘local’ and ‘non-local’ individuals. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9509fefd27d14f1682251dc858d8d2aa2025-01-08T08:36:01ZengUbiquity PressJournal of Open Archaeology Data2049-15652024-12-0112151510.5334/joad.132128Isotopic Data on Diet and Mobility from Pictish and Viking Age OrkneyAlexandra Johnson0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9366-8717Christophe Snoeck1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3770-4055Rick Schulting2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4444-766XPhilippe Claeys3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4585-7687Nadine Mattielli4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7170-1520Gail Drinkall5Osteoarchaeologist, AOC Archaeology; Data gathered while as DPhil candidate, University of OxfordResearch Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Archaeology, Environmental Changes and Geo-Chemistry Research GroupProfessor, Scientific and Prehistoric Archaeology, Director of the Institute of Archaeology, University of OxfordProfessor of Geology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Archaeology, Environmental Changes and Geo-Chemistry Research GroupProfessor of Geology, Université Libre de BruxellesFreelance Heritage ConsultantChanges in diet and mobility isotopes from the Late Iron Age or Pre-Viking phase (PVP, AD 550–790) through the Viking Age (VA, AD 790–1050) and Late Norse phase (LNP, AD 1050–1300) can be used to suggest nuanced socioeconomic and political change, including differences in subsistence practices and social constructs of ethnicity, religion and status [1234567]. We present here isotopic analysis on some 292 individuals from 10 sites across Orkney, including 152 individuals newly analysed for δ13C and δ15N from bone collagen and 54 individuals analysed for δ18O and 87Sr/86Sr from tooth enamel, in addition to data from previous studies. In addition to the human remains, 29 plant samples were collected to supplement the geological baseline for strontium isotopes. This study provides new results as evidence of increased δ13C and δ15N at the end of the first millennium, with dietary differences between ‘local’ and ‘non-local’ individuals.https://account.openarchaeologydata.metajnl.com/index.php/up-j-joad/article/view/132viking ageorkneypictsmobilitydietlate iron age |
| spellingShingle | Alexandra Johnson Christophe Snoeck Rick Schulting Philippe Claeys Nadine Mattielli Gail Drinkall Isotopic Data on Diet and Mobility from Pictish and Viking Age Orkney Journal of Open Archaeology Data viking age orkney picts mobility diet late iron age |
| title | Isotopic Data on Diet and Mobility from Pictish and Viking Age Orkney |
| title_full | Isotopic Data on Diet and Mobility from Pictish and Viking Age Orkney |
| title_fullStr | Isotopic Data on Diet and Mobility from Pictish and Viking Age Orkney |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isotopic Data on Diet and Mobility from Pictish and Viking Age Orkney |
| title_short | Isotopic Data on Diet and Mobility from Pictish and Viking Age Orkney |
| title_sort | isotopic data on diet and mobility from pictish and viking age orkney |
| topic | viking age orkney picts mobility diet late iron age |
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