Investigating dietary life histories and mobility of children buried in St Gertrude Church Cemetery, Riga, Latvia (15th– 17th centuries AD)

Petersone‐Gordina, E.; Montgomery, J.; Millard, A.R.; Roberts, C.; Gröcke, D.R.; Gerhards, G.

doi:10.1111/arcm.12520

Investigating dietary life histories and mobility of children buried in St Gertrude Church Cemetery, Riga, Latvia (15th– 17th centuries AD)

Petersone‐Gordina, E.; Montgomery, J.; Millard, A.R.; Roberts, C.; Gröcke, D.R.; Gerhards, G.

Authors

E. Petersone‐Gordina

Professor Janet Montgomery janet.montgomery@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Dr Andrew Millard a.r.millard@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Professor Charlotte Roberts c.a.roberts@durham.ac.uk
Emeritus Professor

D.R. Gröcke

G. Gerhards

Abstract

Carbon and nitrogen isotope profiles were obtained from incremental dentine analysis of 19 non‐adults from a cemetery in Riga, Latvia. The research compared the life histories and diet between people buried in two mass graves and the general cemetery. The δ13C profiles of several children from the mass graves were similar but did not resemble the patterns seen in children from the general cemetery, suggesting that they probably represented a different population group. The rise in δ15N values towards the end of the life of four individuals from one mass grave suggests they were victims of an historically documented famine.

Citation

Petersone‐Gordina, E., Montgomery, J., Millard, A., Roberts, C., Gröcke, D., & Gerhards, G. (2020). Investigating dietary life histories and mobility of children buried in St Gertrude Church Cemetery, Riga, Latvia (15th– 17th centuries AD). Archaeometry, 62(S1), 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12520

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Nov 6, 2019
Online Publication Date	Jan 2, 2020
Publication Date	2020-08
Deposit Date	Nov 18, 2019
Publicly Available Date	Jan 2, 2020
Journal	Archaeometry
Print ISSN	0003-813X
Electronic ISSN	1475-4754
Publisher	Wiley
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	62
Issue	S1
Pages	3-18
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12520

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