BIP! Finder - Unravelling biocultural population structure in 4th/3rd century BC Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy) through a comparative analysis of strontium isotopes, non-metric dental evidence, and funerary practices

2018 • Unravelling biocultural population structure in 4th/3rd century BC Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy) through a comparative analysis of strontium isotopes, non-metric dental evidence, and funerary practices

Authors: Rita Sorrentino, Eugenio Bortolini, Federico Lugli, Giuseppe Mancuso, Laura Buti, Gregorio Oxilia, Antonino Vazzana, Carla Figus, Maria Cristina Serrangeli, Cristiana Margherita, Annachiara Penzo, Giorgio Gruppioni, Antonio Gottarelli, Klaus Peter Jochum, Maria Giovanna Belcastro, Anna Cipriani, Robin N. M. Feeney, Stefano Benazzi

Venue: PLOS ONE

Type: Publication

Abstract: The 4th century BC marks the main entrance of Celtic populations in northern Italy. Their arrival has been suggested based on the presence of Celtic customs in Etruscan mortuary contexts, yet up to now few bioarchaeological data have been examined to support or reject the arrival of these newcomers. Here we use strontium isotopes, non-metric dental traits and funerary patterns to unravel the biocultural structure of the necropolis of Monterenzio Vecchio (Bologna, Italy). Subsamples of our total sample of 38 individuals were analyzed based on di... (read more)

Topics: Archaeology Demography

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193796 (Found 2 versions)

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