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New stable isotope map of Angola helps archaeologists trace individual life histories across the African Diaspora

Archaeologists at UC Santa Cruz used predictive modeling to map strontium isotope ratios across all of modern-day Angola, a region in Southwest Africa that was once a major hub for the transatlantic ...
EurekAlert!

New strontium isotope map of Sub-Saharan Africa is a powerful tool for archaeology, forensics, and wildlife conservation

A team of researchers led by UC Santa Cruz recently released a sophisticated new map that reveals, for the first time, the unique “geologic fingerprints” for most of the African continent. The map ...
Times Union

Precise measurement standards have revolutionized museum science, helping nail down where artifacts are from

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Edward Vicenzi, Smithsonian Institution; Christine France, Smithsonian Institution, ...
JSTOR Daily

Using stable isotopes to estimate migratory connectivity for a patchily distributed, wetland-associated Neotropical migrant

Estimates of migratory connectivity are needed for full annual cycle population models of migratory bird species experiencing rapid declines in abundance. One technique to determine migratory ...