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- Cremated human remains are frequently discovered in archaeological sites, particularly in Europe from the Metal Ages through the Roman period.
- High cremation temperatures can damage most biological information, but strontium isotope ratios remain intact even after cremation and burial, making them useful for studying ancient populations.
- The paper presents a decade's worth of strontium isotopic data from cremated remains, now available on the open-access platform IsoArcH, enhancing resources for researchers in the field.
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Cremated human remains are commonly found in the archaeological records, especially in Europe during the Metal Ages and the Roman period. Due to the high temperatures reached during cremation (up to 1000°C), most biological information locked in the isotopic composition of different tissues is heavily altered or even destroyed. The recent demonstration that strontium isotope ratio (Sr/Sr) remain unaltered during cremation and are even very resistant to post-burial alterations (which is not the case in unburned bone), opened new possibility for palaeomobility studies of ancient populations that practice cremations as a funerary ritual. This paper summarizes strontium isotopic data produced over the last decade which is then deposited on the open-access platform IsoArcH (https://isoarch.eu/) for any interested parties to use. It is the first time isotopic data on cremated remains is introduced in this database, significantly extending its impact on the scientific community.
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