Theme:
1. Artefacts, Buildings & Ecofacts
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
Understanding Isoscapes
Content:
Isoscapes are one of the latest developments for the spatial analysis of geochemical and environmental variability in past mobility scenarios. They have become powerful tools for analysing the interaction between human groups, animals and their surrounding landscapes. The combination of Geographic Information Systems, Geochemistry, Archaeometry and Bioarchaeology poses methodological challenges expressed in publications that often show different strategies to elaborate these models. The main aim of this session is to share experiences, results and ideas that could help to find a common frame that integrates such strategies. It will also be an open forum to discuss methodological and theoretical aspects surrounding research designs, sampling strategies, environmental variables, new developments and publication standards on isoscapes models. We would like to welcome scientists using different isotope systems and dealing with similar archaeological questions when building isoscape maps to join the conversation, and to contribute in the generation of common frames for understanding isoscapes with regards to mobility studies.
Keywords:
Mobility, GIS, Biochemistry, Landscape, Bioarchaeology
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
Main organiser:
Dobereiner Chala-Aldana (Germany) 1
Co-organisers:
Lua Valenzuela Suau (Spain) 2
Anne-France Maurer (Portugal) 3
Berta Morell-Rovira (Spain) 4
Marta Diaz-Zorita Bonilla (Germany) 1
Affiliations:
1. University of Tübingen
2. Universitat de les Illes Balears
3. Universidade de Évora
4. Institució Milà i Fontanals-CSIC
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