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@article{item_3630029,
title = {{Strontium isoscape of sub-Saharan Africa allows tracing origins of victims of the transatlantic slave trade}},
author = {Wang, Xueye and Bocksberger, Ga{\"e}lle and Arandjelovic, Milica and Agbor, Anthony and Angedakin, Samuel and Aubert, Floris and Ayimisin, Ayuk Emmanuel and Bailey, Emma and Barubiyo, Donatienne and Bessone, Mattia and Bobe, Ren{\'e} and Bonnet, Matthieu and Boucher, Ren{\'e}e and Brazzola, Gregory and Brewer, Simon and Lee, Kevin and Carvalho, Susana and Chancellor, Rebecca and Cipoletta, Chloe and Cohen, Heather and Copeland, Sandi R. and Corogenes, Katherine and Costa, Ana Maria and Coupland, Charlotte and Curran, Bryan and de Ruiter, Darryl J. and Deschner, Tobias and Dieguez, Paula and Dierks, Karsten and Dilambaka, Emmanuel and Dowd, Dervla and Dunn, Andrew and Egbe, Villard Ebot and Finckh, Manfred and Fruth, Barbara and Gijanto, Liza and Yuh, Yisa Ginath and Goedmakers, Annemarie and Gokee, Cameron and Gomes Coelho, Rui and Goodman, Alan H. and Granjon, Anne-C{\'e}line and Grimes, Vaughan and Grueter, Cyril C. and Haour, Anne and Hedwig, Daniela and Hermans, Veerle and Hernandez-Aguilar, R. Adriana and Hohmann, Gottfried and Imong, Inaoyom and Jeffery, Kathryn J. and Jones, Sorrel and Junker, Jessica and Kadam, Parag and Kambere, Mbangi and Kambi, Mohamed and Kienast, Ivonne and Knudson, Kelly J. and Langergraber, Kevin E. and Lapeyre, Vincent and Lapuente, Juan and Larson, Bradley and Lautenschl{\"a}ger, Thea and le Roux, Petrus and Leinert, Vera and Llana, Manuel and Logan, Amanda and Lowry, Brynn and L{\"u}decke, Tina and Maretti, Giovanna and Marrocoli, Sergio and Fernandez, Rumen and McNeill, Patricia J. and Meier, Amelia C. and Meller, Paulina and Monroe, J. Cameron and Morgan, David and Mulindahabi, Felix and Murai, Mizuki and Neil, Emily and Nicholl, Sonia and Niyigaba, Protais and Normand, Emmanuelle and Ormsby, Lucy Jayne and Diotoh, Orume and Pacheco, Liliana and Piel, Alex K. and Preece, Jodie and Regnaut, Sebastien and Richard, Francois G. and Richards, Michael P. and Rundus, Aaron and Sanz, Crickette and Sommer, Volker and Sponheimer, Matt and Steele, Teresa E. and Stewart, Fiona A. and Tagg, Nikki and T{\'e}donzong, Luc Roscelin and Tickle, Alexander and Toubga, Lassan{\'e} and van Schijndel, Joost and Vergnes, Virginie and Njomen, Nadege Wangue and Wessling, Erin G. and Willie, Jacob and Wittig, Roman M. and Yurkiw, Kyle and Zipkin, Andrew M. and Zuberb{\"u}hler, Klaus and K{\"u}hl, Hjalmar S. and Boesch, Christophe and Oelze, Vicky M.},
language = {eng},
issn = {2041-1723},
doi = {10.1038/s41467-024-55256-0},
year = {2024},
abstract = {{Strontium isotope (87Sr/86Sr) analysis with reference to strontium isotope landscapes (Sr isoscapes) allows reconstructing mobility and migration in archaeology, ecology, and forensics. However, despite the vast potential of research involving 87Sr/86Sr analysis particularly in Africa, Sr isoscapes remain unavailable for the largest parts of the continent. Here, we measure the 87Sr/86Sr ratios in 778 environmental samples from 24 African countries and combine this data with published data to model a bioavailable Sr isoscape for sub-Saharan Africa using random forest regression. We demonstrate the efficacy of this Sr isoscape, in combination with other lines of evidence, to trace the African roots of individuals from historic slavery contexts, particularly those with highly radiogenic 87Sr/86Sr ratios uncommon in the African Diaspora. Our study provides an extensive African 87Sr/86Sr dataset which includes scientifically marginalized regions of Africa, with significant implications for the archaeology of the transatlantic slave trade, wildlife ecology, conservation, and forensics.}},
journal = {{Nature Communications}},
volume = {15},
eid = {10891},
}