Published May 3, 2021 | Version Published
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Isotope Analysis and Radiocarbon Dating of Human Remains from El-Zuma

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  • 1. University of Manchester

Description

The author presents here the results of carbon (ẟ13C), oxygen (ẟ18O) and strontium (87Sr/86Sr) isotope analysis of human tooth enamel, which has been used to identify potential migrants and shed light on the diet of the ancient population of El-Zuma during the post-Meroitic/Early Makuria period (c. AD 350–600).

This publication is Chapter 7 in the monographic series titled 'Early Makuria Research Project. El-Zuma Cemetery', published by Brill.

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Funding

European Commission
POLONEZ – SUPPORTING MOBILITY IN THE ERA THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME FOR DEVELOPEMENT OF BASIC RESEARCH IN POLAND 665778

References

  • Kozieradzka-Ogunmakin, I. (2021). Isotope analysis and radiocarbon dating of human remains from El-Zuma. In M. El-Tayeb and Czyżewska-Zalewska (Eds.), Early Makuria Research Project. El-Zuma cemetery (Vol. 1). Series: Harvard Egyptological Studies. Leiden/Boston: Brill: 220–227. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004433755_008