Isotopic analysis of individuals of the Eura/Luistari cemetery from the Merovingian to the Viking Age.

The research (->  link ) covers the analysis of the origin of the individuals from the ancient Luistari cemetery using dietary isotopes. I have not delved into this in depth. However, here are two pictures of the differences between the ancient Eura individuals and a third picture in relation to nearby areas. The most interesting thing is probably the similarity with Luistari found in Birka, Mälaren and Öland in Sweden, and the Salme in Saaremaa, Estonia. A couple of samples indicate a migration from Eura to the Staraya Ladoga area. These results would indicate that the migration was directed from Eura to these areas. This isotopic connection of Eura is seen to have occurred in the early Viking Age, not during the Merovingian Era, which is known about its great foreign influence in Eura cemetery finds.  But isotopic evidences don't tell about the origin of people, only what they ate.

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