Mobility and community at Mesolithic Lake Onega, Karelia, north-west Russia: insights from strontium isotope analysis

• Published in: Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
• Main Authors: Eckelmann, Rebekka, Arppe, Laura, Tarasov, Alexey, Pospieszny, Łukasz, Ackerman, Lukáš, Heyd, Volker, Gerasimov, Dmitry, Moiseyev, Vyacheslav, Fairbanks, Vanessa, Hyland, Corrie, Mannermaa, Kristiina
• Other Authors: HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council, Koneen Säätiö, University of Helsinki
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2024
• Subjects: Oleniy; Oleniy Ostrov; Onega; karelia*; North-West Russia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-024-02129-8; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12520-024-02129-8.pdf; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12520-024-02129-8/fulltext.html

Abstract This study investigates the underlying mechanisms driving the formation of the largest known burial site of the Northern European Mesolithic, Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov (YOO). Radiogenic strontium isotope analysis ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr) was used to identify group dynamics within the cemetery and examin...