Huge thanks to my brilliant co-authors! ❤️‍🔥@tloeffelmann.bsky.social @osteolady.bsky.social @elliestam.bsky.social @toothdetective.bsky.social @christophe-fire.bsky.social @brusselsbioarch.bsky.social @amgc-vub.bsky.social (6/6)

We also found that cremation practices at Herstal & Court-Saint-Etienne differed from other Late Bronze Age–Early Iron Age sites. Sampling petrous parts & teeth can also help us understand how heat affects bone structure & chemistry, though more research is needed. (5/6)

We found that sampling different skeletal elements matters! Isotope differences between childhood tissues (teeth, petrous part) & later-forming bones revealed changes in food consumption, and indicated the presence of multiple people in one grave. ⚱️ (4/6)

Our case studies come from two Late Bronze Age–Early Iron Age sites in Belgium: Herstal & Court-Saint-Etienne. We analysed five cremated skeletal elements 🦴: petrous parts, teeth, crania, diaphyses, and ribs - each reflecting different life stages and parts of the body. (3/6)

Through the use of strontium, carbon and oxygen isotope analyses and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, we investigated mobility, food consumption patterns, and funerary practices, with the overarching goal of reconstructing life histories. (2/6)

Our case studies come from two Late Bronze Age–Early Iron Age sites in Belgium: Herstal & Court-Saint-Etienne. We analysed five cremated skeletal elements 🦴: petrous parts, teeth, crania, diaphyses, and ribs - each reflecting different life stages and parts of the body. (3/6)

Through the use of strontium, carbon and oxygen isotope analyses and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy, we investigated mobility, food consumption patterns, and funerary practices, with the overarching goal of reconstructing life histories. (2/6)