Eckelmann Rebekka, Arppe Laura, Tarasov Alexey, Pospieszny Łukasz, Ackerman Lukáš, Heyd Volker, Gerasimov Dmitry, Moiseyev Vyacheslav, Fairbanks Vanessa, Hyland Corrie, Mannermaa Kristiina
Department of Cultures, Archaeology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Archaeol Anthropol Sci. 2025;17(1):17. doi: 10.1007/s12520-024-02129-8. Epub 2024 Dec 30.
This study investigates the underlying mechanisms driving the formation of the largest known burial site of the Northern European Mesolithic, Yuzhniy Oleniy Ostrov (YOO). Radiogenic strontium isotope analysis (Sr/Sr) was used to identify group dynamics within the cemetery and examine the site's place within local and supra-regional networks. The analysis of 57 humans and 31 animals was supported by the creation of an environmental baseline which identified four key geological zones and defines the strontium characteristics of Lake Onega. Only two individuals had strontium values indicating time spent outside of Lake Onega's northern shores, where the majority of the burial population is likely to have resided. These results suggest that the YOO cemetery predominantly served as a burial place for those with semi-permanent residence in this area, with no significant evidence for gender-based relocation patterns indicative of patri- or matrilocal residency. However, materials seem to have travelled towards Lake Onega even over great distances and the presence of the two outlier individuals suggests these exchanges also involved long-distance travel of people. Our results align with an increasing number of studies that suggest a high degree of residential stability for Late Mesolithic foraging groups relying primarily on aquatic resources, yet simultaneously places the Lake Onega community within a wider Mesolithic communication network.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12520-024-02129-8.
本研究调查了驱动北欧中石器时代已知最大墓葬遗址尤日尼·奥列尼·奥斯特罗夫（YOO）形成的潜在机制。放射性锶同位素分析（Sr/Sr）被用于确定墓地内的群体动态，并考察该遗址在当地和超区域网络中的位置。对57具人类遗骸和31只动物遗骸的分析得到了一个环境基线的支持，该基线确定了四个关键地质区域，并定义了奥涅加湖的锶特征。只有两人的锶值表明他们曾在奥涅加湖北岸以外的地方停留过，而大多数埋葬群体可能居住在北岸。这些结果表明，YOO墓地主要是该地区半永久居民的埋葬地，没有明显证据表明存在基于性别的迁移模式，即从父居或从母居。然而，材料似乎即使经过很远的距离也流向了奥涅加湖，而这两个异常个体的存在表明这些交流也涉及人员的长途旅行。我们的结果与越来越多的研究一致，这些研究表明，主要依赖水生资源的中石器时代晚期觅食群体具有高度的居住稳定性，但同时也将奥涅加湖社区置于更广泛的中石器时代交流网络中。
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