Isotope Analysis
1 reportIsotope Analysis is an archaeological method used to locate, date, document, sample, or interpret material evidence. Valid use requires chronological method, laboratory preparation, and interpretive uncertainty, with transparent assumptions and checks against bias or model misspecification.
Readers following Isotope Analysis encounter sampling and context; calibration or reference data; and spatial or chronological resolution. The strength of statements about sampling and context depends on how well integration with excavation records is supported by calibration standards; confidence is limited by the fact that disturbance, contamination, and incomplete context can narrow what the method establishes.
Readers following Isotope Analysis encounter sampling and context; calibration or reference data; and spatial or chronological resolution. The strength of statements about sampling and context depends on how well integration with excavation records is supported by calibration standards; confidence is limited by the fact that disturbance, contamination, and incomplete context can narrow what the method establishes.
Isotope and DNA Evidence Trace St. Helena Burials to West Africa
Researchers have analyzed teeth and DNA from over 150 individuals buried on St. Helena after liberation from slave ships, revealing diverse childhood origins across West and Central Africa and highlighting the scale of forced displacement