Patterns of Iron Age horse supply: An analysis of strontium isotope ratios in teeth

R. Bendrey; T. E. Hayes; M. R. Palmer

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00419.x

Patterns of Iron Age horse supply: An analysis of strontium isotope ratios in teeth

R. Bendrey^*, T. E. Hayes, M. R. Palmer

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Abstract

This paper presents a pilot study of strontium (Sr) isotope ratios from Iron Age horse tooth enamel samples. It compares ⁸⁷Sr/ ⁸⁶Sr ratios from horse teeth to estimates for local ranges of biologically available strontium, to investigate whether horses were being bred at the sites where their remains were discovered. A horse from Middle Iron Age Rooksdown, Hampshire, was not bred at the site but, rather, came from as far away as Wales, Scotland or continental Europe. Horse teeth from Middle Iron Age Bury Hill, Hampshire, returned ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr values typical of local chalkland.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	140-150
Number of pages	11
Journal	Archaeometry
Volume	51
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4754.2008.00419.x
Publication status	Published - 28 Jan 2009

Keywords

Iron age
Southern Britain
strontium isotope ratios
supply of horses
tooth enamel

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