MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE HUMAN AND ANIMAL MOBILITY AT ISERNIA LA PINETA: A STRONTIUM AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE PERSPECTIVE

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Published: May 19, 2018
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Isotopes, middle Pleistocene, deciduous tooth, strontium isotopes, laser ablation, oxygen isotopes

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Federico Lugli
Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy - Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
Anna Cipriani
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy - Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New York, USA
Julie Arnaud
Department of Humanities, Section of Prehistorical and Anthropological Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Marta Arzarello
Department of Humanities, Section of Prehistorical and Anthropological Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Giuseppe Lembo
Department of Humanities, Section of Prehistorical and Anthropological Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Renée Janssen
Department of Climate Geochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Hubert Vonhof
Department of Climate Geochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Carlo Peretto
Department of Humanities, Section of Prehistorical and Anthropological Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Stefano Benazzi
Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna, Ravenna, Italy - Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany

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In this work, we explored the isotopic composition of faunal (rodents, rhinoceros and bison) and human skeletal remains from the Middle Pleistocene layers of Isernia la Pineta (Molise, Italy). We particularly focused on high spatial resolution isotope analyses of tooth enamel by laser ablation MC-ICP-MS for strontium isotopes and by micro-drilling sampling for oxygen isotopes. Results from bone specimens were compared with the isotope variability of modern plants collected in the area surrounding the site, in a radius of about 30 km. While the human group seems local, macro-mammals show a higher degree of mobility.

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Lugli, Federico, Anna Cipriani, Julie Arnaud, Marta Arzarello, Giuseppe Lembo, Renée Janssen, Hubert Vonhof, Carlo Peretto, and Stefano Benazzi , trans. 2018. “MIDDLE PLEISTOCENE HUMAN AND ANIMAL MOBILITY AT ISERNIA LA PINETA: A STRONTIUM AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE PERSPECTIVE”. Alpine and Mediterranean Quaternary 31 (May): 79-81. https://amq.aiqua.it/index.php/amq/article/view/192.
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Vol. 31 (2018): "Quaternary: Past, Present, Future - AIQUA Conference 2018"
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