Stable Isotopic Examination (δ18O, δ15N, δ13C) of Human Remains from the Santa María de Zamartze, Uharte-Arakil Municipality, Navarre Region, Spain

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2021: General Sessions" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

An initial subset (n = 5) of the human remains (N = 155) recovered during the 2011 to 2015 excavation seasons from the Santa María de Zamartze church burial grounds were analyzed for stable oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon isotopic values derived from bone and tooth carbonate and collagen. As this site is positioned in close geographic association with a Medieval religious pilgrimage route and several of the individuals were recovered with probable religious-based burial goods, the stable isotope analyses conducted for this investigation elucidate the probable geographic region of origin for the individuals sampled. Mobility profiles across the life histories of these individuals as well as dietary profiles are examined as well. This preliminary research contributes to the emerging stable isotope dataset for this region of Spain and constitutes some of the primary data related to the medieval period in Navarre.

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• Society for American Archaeology 86th Annual Meeting, Online (2021)   •
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Abstract Id(s): 32817