Presenting the Compendium Isotoporum Medii Aevi, a Multi-Isotope Database for Medieval Europe
Carlo Cocozza|Enrico Cirelli|Marcus Groß|Wolf-Rüdiger Teegen|Ricardo Fernandes
Here we present the Compendium Isotoporum Medii Aevi (CIMA), an open-access database gathering more than 50,000 isotopic measurements for bioarchaeological samples located within Europe and its margins, dating between 500 1500 CE. This multi-isotope (δ13C, δ15N, δ34S, δ18O, 87Sr/86Sr) archive of on human, animal, plant archaeological remains also includes a variety supporting information that offer, instance, taxonomic characterization samples, their location, chronology, in addition to data social, religious, political contexts. Such dataset can be used identify gaps future research address multiple questions, including those related with studies medieval human lifeways (i.e. subsistence, spatial mobility), paleo-environmental -climatic conditions, animal agricultural management practices. Brief examples such applications are given here discuss how integration large volumes other types historical improve our knowledge Europe.
Scientific Data|Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna)|PubMed Central|PubMed