New insights from δ88Sr – results from cremation and contamination experiments

Carina Gerritzen; Steven Goderis; Kiano Gorissen; Elisavet Stamataki; Tamara Leskovar; Luka Gruškovnjak; Matija Cresnar; Doris Potočnik; Nives Ogrinc; Christophe Snoeck

Abstract

Cremated remains are key samples recording human history, but understanding what they can tell us
requires new languages. Strontium isotopes are becoming that language in archaeological studies. The
commonly applied 87Sr/86Sr isotope system provides stable results in cremated remains and is resistant to
diagenesis. Recent developments in Sr-isotope analyses allow for simultaneous measurements of 87Sr/86Sr,
and δ
88Sr. It has been established that δ
88Sr varies with trophic level (Lewis et al. 2017). The question is,
can that speak towards cremated human remains? Before we can interpret any results, we need to determine
whether δ
88Sr is stable in cremations and resistant to diagenesis. Our cremation experiments show the
stability of δ
88Sr before and after cremation. We also present experimental data from contamination
experiments testing the diagenetic resistance of δ
88Sr. Finally, some preliminary results of cremated human
remains show the benefits of combined Sr-isotopic analysis.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cremations in Archaeology 2022 Abstract Book
Publisher	Cremations in Archaeology Conference 2022
Chapter	Posters
Pages	53
Number of pages	61
Publication status	Published - 2022
Event	CIA 2022: Cremations in Archaeology - Ghent, Belgium Duration: 25 Oct 2022 → 28 Oct 2022

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Conference	CIA 2022
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Ghent
Period	25/10/22 → 28/10/22

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Gerritzen, C., Goderis, S., Gorissen, K., Stamataki, E., Leskovar, T., Gruškovnjak, L., Cresnar, M., Potočnik, D., Ogrinc, N., & Snoeck, C. (2022). New insights from δ88Sr – results from cremation and contamination experiments. In Cremations in Archaeology 2022 Abstract Book (pp. 53). Article 6 Cremations in Archaeology Conference 2022 . https://www.cia2022.be/_files/ugd/f74bb6_ef64995920144c87b6e1d134d5455ae1.pdf

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Gerritzen, C , Goderis, S, Gorissen, K, Stamataki, E, Leskovar, T, Gruškovnjak, L, Cresnar, M, Potočnik, D, Ogrinc, N & Snoeck, C 2022, New insights from δ88Sr – results from cremation and contamination experiments. in Cremations in Archaeology 2022 Abstract Book ., 6, Cremations in Archaeology Conference 2022 , pp. 53, CIA 2022, Ghent, Belgium, 25/10/22. <https://www.cia2022.be/_files/ugd/f74bb6_ef64995920144c87b6e1d134d5455ae1.pdf>

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