Pokutta Dalia A, Borodovskiy Andrey P, Oleszczak Łukasz, Tóth Peter, Lidén Kerstin
Archaeological Research Laboratory, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies Stockholm University, Lilla Frescativägen 7, 114 18 Stockholm, Sweden.
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Lavrentiev Ave. 17, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation.
Data Brief. 2019 Dec 19;29:105026. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.105026. eCollection 2020 Apr.
This paper reports LA-ICP-MS Sr/Sr isotopic data collected from archaeological human remains uncovered in Manzherok region, Altai Republic, Russian Federation ("Mobility of nomads in central Asia: chronology and Sr/Sr isotope evidence from the Pazyryk barrows of northern Altai, Russia" [1]. The skeletal remains derive from Scythian barrows dated to 6th - 3rd century BC located at Chultukov Log 1 cemetery. The Chultukov Log cemetery, located approximately 470km south of Novosibirsk, is considered the biggest nomadic burial ground in the Upper Altai and the Sayan Mountains. To enrich the information on prehistoric mobility of ancient nomadic populations in Central Asia, strontium isotopic data were collected using a Nu plasma (II) MC-ICP-MS equipped with ESI NWR193-based laser ablation system from premolar teeth of 8 adult individuals (4 males and 4 females), associated mainly with the Pazyryk culture. Additionally, we report bioavailable strontium data from single specimen (found at Chultukov Log 9 settlement) from Manzherok territory. In this study we have successfully applied and tested new in-depth decontamination protocol for total (<95%) removal of contaminants, necrotic tissue and dental calculus in archaeological materials based on a clinical irrigation procedure with NaOCl and EDTA. Strontium LA-ICP-MS Sr/Sr isotopic data presented in this paper were obtained from prehistoric human teeth previously decontaminated according to this method. These data will provide valuable resources for isotopic analyses of prehistoric transportation systems in Central Asia, including residential mobility of ancient nomads inhabiting steppe zone, Mongolia and NW China.
本文报告了从俄罗斯联邦阿尔泰共和国曼热罗克地区出土的考古人类遗骸中收集的激光烧蚀电感耦合等离子体质谱（LA-ICP-MS）锶同位素数据（“中亚游牧民族的迁徙：来自俄罗斯阿尔泰北部巴泽雷克古墓的年代学和锶同位素证据”[1]）。骨骼遗骸来自公元前6世纪至3世纪的斯基泰古墓，位于楚尔图科夫原木1号墓地。楚尔图科夫原木墓地位于新西伯利亚以南约470公里处，被认为是上阿尔泰和萨彦岭最大的游牧埋葬地。为了丰富关于中亚古代游牧民族史前迁徙的信息，使用配备基于ESI NWR193激光烧蚀系统的Nu等离子体（II）MC-ICP-MS，从8名成年个体（4名男性和4名女性）的前磨牙中收集了锶同位素数据，这些个体主要与巴泽雷克文化有关。此外，我们报告了来自曼热罗克地区单个标本（在楚尔图科夫原木9号定居点发现）的生物可利用锶数据。在本研究中，我们成功应用并测试了一种新的深度去污方案，该方案基于用次氯酸钠（NaOCl）和乙二胺四乙酸（EDTA）进行临床冲洗程序，可完全（>95%）去除考古材料中的污染物、坏死组织和牙结石。本文呈现的锶LA-ICP-MS锶同位素数据是从先前按照此方法去污的史前人类牙齿中获得的。这些数据将为中亚史前交通系统的同位素分析提供宝贵资源，包括居住在草原地区、蒙古和中国西北部的古代游牧民族的居住流动性。
