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Residential mobility in Great Moravia: strontium isotope analysis of a population sample from the early medieval site of Mikulčice-Valy (ninth–tenth centuries)

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Great Moravia was one of the first proto-states in East Central Europe. During the ninth century, Moravian settlements underwent rapid growth, development, and population increases. This study presents a first insight into early medieval population mobility in the area by investigating one of its major agglomerations and religious centres, the Mikulčice-Valy stronghold. According to strontium isotope analysis of human tooth enamel, 13–19% of 123 analysed individuals fall outside the estimated local 87Sr/86Sr ranges and represent migrants from at least three distinct areas. Furthermore, human 87Sr/86Sr ratios are shifted in comparison to faunal references, which could indicate a greater rate of migration from isotopically similar areas. No evidence supporting the presumed higher mobility of elite females was found, but immigration is more prevalent among elites, with an apparent lack of non-elite males among the non-locals. Possible factors contributing to mobility are questioned and might offer directions for future studies.

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The authors appreciate the assistance of Alastair Millar in reviewing the manuscript for English language. LA acknowledges Institutional support RVO67985831 of the Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

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Research was supported by Charles University, project GA UK No. 1076218, by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic (DKRVO 2019-2023/7.I.b, 00023272) and by the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology, Brno (RVO: 68081758).

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Vytlačil, Z., Drtikolová Kaupová, S., Jílková, M. et al. Residential mobility in Great Moravia: strontium isotope analysis of a population sample from the early medieval site of Mikulčice-Valy (ninth–tenth centuries). Archaeol Anthropol Sci 13, 8 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-020-01247-3

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