Investigating the dietary life histories and mobility of children buried in St Gertrude Church cemetery, Riga, Latvia, 15th–17th centuries ad*

Elīna Pētersone-Gordina; J. Montgomery; A. R. Millard; C. Roberts; D. R. Gröcke; Guntis Gerhards

doi:10.1111/arcm.12520

Investigating the dietary life histories and mobility of children buried in St Gertrude Church cemetery, Riga, Latvia, 15th–17th centuries ad*

Elīna Pētersone-Gordina^*
, J. Montgomery
, A. R. Millard
, C. Roberts
, D. R. Gröcke
, Guntis Gerhards

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Latvian History

Durham University

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Abstract

Carbon and nitrogen isotope profiles were obtained from incremental dentine analysis of 19 non-adults from a cemetery in Riga, Latvia. The research compared the life histories and diet between people buried in two mass graves and the general cemetery. The δ¹³C profiles of several children from the mass graves were similar but did not resemble the patterns seen in children from the general cemetery, suggesting that they probably represented a different population group. The rise in δ¹⁵N values towards the end of the life of four individuals from one mass grave suggests they were victims of an historically documented famine.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3-18
Journal	Archaeometry
Volume	62
Issue number	S1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12520
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2020

Keywords

carbon
collagen
diet
famine
mobility
nitrogen
stable isotopes

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