Human mobility, a theme investigated in various aspects by ancient scholars, can be checked in archaeological records starting from the study of cemetery contextsς The excavation of the cemetery of the Church of San Sisto in Pisa has returned about 15ί burials mainly dating to the late-medieval period (XII-XIV century). In this paper we examine the case study of the so-called “pilgrim”, a female individual dating from XII century found with a pecten maximus specimen on her chest. The dental enamel of a irst molar of the individual was sampled, together with that of another 3ί individuals, with the purpose of analyzing the stable isotope of strontium (87Sr/86Sr) to determine the geographical origin of a consistent group of inhumates that can offer irst-hand data on mobility in the late-medieval Pisa.
La “Pellegrina” di San Sisto, Pisa (secolo XII d.C.)
AGneSe SAGliuoccolo
;Federico cAntini;VAlentinA GiuFFrA;Antonio FornAciAri
2024-01-01
Abstract
Human mobility, a theme investigated in various aspects by ancient scholars, can be checked in archaeological records starting from the study of cemetery contextsς The excavation of the cemetery of the Church of San Sisto in Pisa has returned about 15ί burials mainly dating to the late-medieval period (XII-XIV century). In this paper we examine the case study of the so-called “pilgrim”, a female individual dating from XII century found with a pecten maximus specimen on her chest. The dental enamel of a irst molar of the individual was sampled, together with that of another 3ί individuals, with the purpose of analyzing the stable isotope of strontium (87Sr/86Sr) to determine the geographical origin of a consistent group of inhumates that can offer irst-hand data on mobility in the late-medieval Pisa.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
