Strontium Isotope Data from 41 Individuals at Early Neolithic Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan

Laser ablation strontium isotope analysis results from 101 human teeth representing 41 individuals from the Early Neolithic site of Bestansur in Iraqi Kurdistan. The data, published by Giulia Ragazzon on figshare in 2026, supports a life-course approach to studying mobility and landscape use in the 8th millennium BCE. It contributes to characterizing strontium isotope variability in the Central Zagros region.

Use Cases

• Modeling human mobility patterns based on strontium isotope ratios mentioned in the description
• Investigating community structure and multi-generational ties to a site using isotopic data
• Reconstructing landscape use and foraging locales amid emerging sedentism
• Building regional strontium isotope baselines for the Central Zagros

Strengths

• Data covers 101 human teeth from 41 individuals, providing a multi-individual sample.
• Analysis uses high-resolution laser ablation strontium isotope techniques.
• Includes multi-proxy baseline data for the region.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary data file is a 2.7 MB PDF, which may require extraction of underlying data.

Provenance

Source

Giulia Ragazzon via figshare

Collection Method

Laser ablation strontium isotope analysis applied to archaeological human remains.

Time Range

8th millennium BCE (Early Neolithic)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 05:35:40; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bestansur, Iraqi Kurdistan, Central Zagros region