Human mobility in a Bronze Age Vatya 'urnfield' and the life history of a high-status woman.

In this study, we present osteological and strontium isotope data of 29 individuals (26 cremations and 3 inhumations) from Szigetszentmiklós-Ürgehegy, one of the largest Middle Bronze Age cemeteries in Hungary. The site is located in the northern part of the Csepel Island (a few kilometres south of...

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Autores principales:	Claudio Cavazzuti, Tamás Hajdu, Federico Lugli, Alessandra Sperduti, Magdolna Vicze, Aniko Horváth, István Major, Mihály Molnár, László Palcsu, Viktória Kiss
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8cc9f775dd614fcab61b69ed843dc5942021-12-02T20:04:49ZHuman mobility in a Bronze Age Vatya 'urnfield' and the life history of a high-status woman.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0254360https://doaj.org/article/8cc9f775dd614fcab61b69ed843dc5942021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254360https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203In this study, we present osteological and strontium isotope data of 29 individuals (26 cremations and 3 inhumations) from Szigetszentmiklós-Ürgehegy, one of the largest Middle Bronze Age cemeteries in Hungary. The site is located in the northern part of the Csepel Island (a few kilometres south of Budapest) and was in use between c. 2150 and 1500 BC, a period that saw the rise, the apogee, and, ultimately, the collapse of the Vatya culture in the plains of Central Hungary. The main aim of our study was to identify variation in mobility patterns among individuals of different sex/age/social status and among individuals treated with different burial rites using strontium isotope analysis. Changes in funerary rituals in Hungary have traditionally been associated with the crises of the tell cultures and the introgression of newcomers from the area of the Tumulus Culture in Central Europe around 1500 BC. Our results show only slight discrepancies between inhumations and cremations, as well as differences between adult males and females. The case of the richly furnished grave n. 241 is of particular interest. The urn contains the cremated bones of an adult woman and two 7 to 8-month-old foetuses, as well as remarkably prestigious goods. Using 87Sr/86Sr analysis of different dental and skeletal remains, which form in different life stages, we were able to reconstruct the potential movements of this high-status woman over almost her entire lifetime, from birth to her final days. Our study confirms the informative potential of strontium isotopes analyses performed on different cremated tissues. From a more general, historical perspective, our results reinforce the idea that exogamic practices were common in Bronze Age Central Europe and that kinship ties among high-rank individuals were probably functional in establishing or strengthening interconnections, alliances, and economic partnerships.Claudio CavazzutiTamás HajduFederico LugliAlessandra SperdutiMagdolna ViczeAniko HorváthIstván MajorMihály MolnárLászló PalcsuViktória KissPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 7, p e0254360 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Claudio Cavazzuti Tamás Hajdu Federico Lugli Alessandra Sperduti Magdolna Vicze Aniko Horváth István Major Mihály Molnár László Palcsu Viktória Kiss Human mobility in a Bronze Age Vatya 'urnfield' and the life history of a high-status woman.
description	In this study, we present osteological and strontium isotope data of 29 individuals (26 cremations and 3 inhumations) from Szigetszentmiklós-Ürgehegy, one of the largest Middle Bronze Age cemeteries in Hungary. The site is located in the northern part of the Csepel Island (a few kilometres south of Budapest) and was in use between c. 2150 and 1500 BC, a period that saw the rise, the apogee, and, ultimately, the collapse of the Vatya culture in the plains of Central Hungary. The main aim of our study was to identify variation in mobility patterns among individuals of different sex/age/social status and among individuals treated with different burial rites using strontium isotope analysis. Changes in funerary rituals in Hungary have traditionally been associated with the crises of the tell cultures and the introgression of newcomers from the area of the Tumulus Culture in Central Europe around 1500 BC. Our results show only slight discrepancies between inhumations and cremations, as well as differences between adult males and females. The case of the richly furnished grave n. 241 is of particular interest. The urn contains the cremated bones of an adult woman and two 7 to 8-month-old foetuses, as well as remarkably prestigious goods. Using 87Sr/86Sr analysis of different dental and skeletal remains, which form in different life stages, we were able to reconstruct the potential movements of this high-status woman over almost her entire lifetime, from birth to her final days. Our study confirms the informative potential of strontium isotopes analyses performed on different cremated tissues. From a more general, historical perspective, our results reinforce the idea that exogamic practices were common in Bronze Age Central Europe and that kinship ties among high-rank individuals were probably functional in establishing or strengthening interconnections, alliances, and economic partnerships.
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author	Claudio Cavazzuti Tamás Hajdu Federico Lugli Alessandra Sperduti Magdolna Vicze Aniko Horváth István Major Mihály Molnár László Palcsu Viktória Kiss
author_facet	Claudio Cavazzuti Tamás Hajdu Federico Lugli Alessandra Sperduti Magdolna Vicze Aniko Horváth István Major Mihály Molnár László Palcsu Viktória Kiss
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title	Human mobility in a Bronze Age Vatya 'urnfield' and the life history of a high-status woman.
title_short	Human mobility in a Bronze Age Vatya 'urnfield' and the life history of a high-status woman.
title_full	Human mobility in a Bronze Age Vatya 'urnfield' and the life history of a high-status woman.
title_fullStr	Human mobility in a Bronze Age Vatya 'urnfield' and the life history of a high-status woman.
title_full_unstemmed	Human mobility in a Bronze Age Vatya 'urnfield' and the life history of a high-status woman.
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Human mobility in a Bronze Age Vatya 'urnfield' and the life history of a high-status woman.

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