Strontium isoscape of sub-Saharan Africa allows tracing origins of victims of the transatlantic slave trade

Xueye Wang; Gaëlle Bocksberger; Mimi Arandjelovic; Anthony Agbor; Samuel Angedakin; Floris Aubert; Emmanuel Ayuk Ayimisin; Emma Bailey; Donatienne Barubiyo; Mattia Bessone; René Bobe; Matthieu Bonnet; Renée Boucher; Gregory Brazzola; Simon Brewer; Kevin C. Lee; Susana Carvalho; Rebecca Chancellor; Chloe Cipoletta; Heather Cohen; Sandi R. Copeland; Katherine Corogenes; Ana Maria Costa; Charlotte Coupland; Bryan Curran; Darryl J. de Ruiter; Tobias Deschner; Paula Dieguez; Karsten Dierks; Emmanuel Dilambaka; Dervla Dowd; Andrew Dunn; Villard Ebot Egbe; Manfred Finckh; Barbara Fruth; Liza Gijanto; Yisa Ginath Yuh; Annemarie Goedmakers; Cameron Gokee; Rui Gomes Coelho; Alan H. Goodman; Anne-Céline Granjon; Vaughan Grimes; Cyril C. Grueter; Anne Haour; Daniela Hedwig; Veerle Hermans; R. Adriana Hernandez-Aguilar; Gottfried Hohmann; Inaoyom Imong; Kathryn J. Jeffery; Sorrel Jones; Jessica Junker; Parag Kadam; Mbangi Kambere; Mohamed Kambi; Ivonne Kienast; Kelly J. Knudson; Kevin E. Langergraber; Vincent Lapeyre; Juan Lapuente; Bradley Larson; Thea Lautenschläger; Petrus le Roux; Vera Leinert; Manuel Llana; Amanda Logan; Brynn Lowry; Tina Lüdecke; Giovanna Maretti; Sergio Marrocoli; Rumen Fernandez; Patricia J. McNeill; Amelia C. Meier; Paulina Meller; J. Cameron Monroe; David Morgan; Felix Mulindahabi; Mizuki Murai; Emily Neil; Sonia Nicholl; Protais Niyigaba; Emmanuelle Normand; Lucy Jayne Ormsby; Orume Diotoh; Liliana Pacheco; Alex Piel; Jodie Preece; Sebastien Regnaut; Francois G. Richard; Michael P. Richards; Aaron Rundus; Crickette Sanz; Volker Sommer; Matt Sponheimer; Teresa E. Steele; Fiona A. Stewart; Nikki Tagg; Luc Roscelin Tédonzong; Alexander Tickle; Lassané Toubga; Joost van Schijndel; Virginie Vergnes; Nadege Wangue Njomen; Erin G. Wessling; Jacob Willie; Roman M. Wittig; Kyle Yurkiw; Andrew M. Zipkin; Klaus Zuberbühler; Hjalmar S. Kühl; Christophe Boesch; Vicky M. Oelze

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Strontium isoscape of sub-Saharan Africa allows tracing origins of victims of the transatlantic slave trade

Xueye Wang, Gaëlle Bocksberger, Mimi Arandjelovic, Anthony Agbor, Samuel Angedakin, Floris Aubert, Emmanuel Ayuk Ayimisin, Emma Bailey, Donatienne Barubiyo, Mattia Bessone, …

Nature communications, Vol.15(1), pp.10891-14

30/12/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55256-0

PMID: 39738027

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Strontium isotope ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr) 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 87 Sr/ 86 Sr analysis particularly in Africa, Sr isoscapes remain unavailable for the largest parts of the continent. Here, we measure the 87 Sr/ 86 Sr 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 87 Sr/ 86 Sr ratios uncommon in the African Diaspora. Our study provides an extensive African 87 Sr/ 86 Sr dataset which includes scientifically marginalized regions of Africa, with significant implications for the archaeology of the transatlantic slave trade, wildlife ecology, conservation, and forensics. Strontium isotope analysis can be applied to animal and plant tissues to help determine their provenance. Here, the authors generate a strontium isoscape of sub-Saharan Africa using data from 2266 environmental samples and demonstrate its efficacy by tracing the African roots of individuals from historic slavery contexts.

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Titre: Strontium isoscape of sub-Saharan Africa allows tracing origins of victims of the transatlantic slave trade
Créateurs - sans rôle: Xueye Wang - Center for Archaeological Science, Sichuan University, Anthropology Department, University of California Santa Cruz
Gaëlle Bocksberger - Anthropology Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F)
Mimi Arandjelovic - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Anthony Agbor - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Samuel Angedakin - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Floris Aubert - Wild Chimpanzee Foundation
Emmanuel Ayuk Ayimisin - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Emma Bailey - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Donatienne Barubiyo - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Mattia Bessone - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
René Bobe - Institute of Human Sciences, School of Anthropology, University of Oxford, Gorongosa National Park
Matthieu Bonnet - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Renée Boucher - Anthropology Department, University of California Santa Cruz
Gregory Brazzola - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Simon Brewer - Department of Geography, University of Utah
Kevin C. Lee - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Susana Carvalho - Institute of Human Sciences, School of Anthropology, University of Oxford, Gorongosa National Park
Rebecca Chancellor - Departments of Anthropology and Sociology, West Chester University
Chloe Cipoletta - Wildlife Conservation Society
Heather Cohen - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Sandi R. Copeland - Environmental Stewardship Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Katherine Corogenes - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Ana Maria Costa - Laboratório de Arqueociências (LARC)-DGPC and CIBIO | BIOPOLIS, 1300-418, Lisbon/ IDL - Instituto Dom Luiz, University of Lisbon
Charlotte Coupland - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Bryan Curran - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Darryl J. de Ruiter - Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University
Tobias Deschner - Comparative BioCognition, Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück
Paula Dieguez - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv)
Karsten Dierks - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Emmanuel Dilambaka - Wildlife Conservation Society
Dervla Dowd - Wild Chimpanzee Foundation
Andrew Dunn - Wildlife Conservation Society
Villard Ebot Egbe - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Manfred Finckh - Ecological Modeling, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg
Barbara Fruth - Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Liza Gijanto - Department of Anthropology, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Yisa Ginath Yuh - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Annemarie Goedmakers - Chimbo Foundation
Cameron Gokee - Department of Anthropology, Appalachian State University
Rui Gomes Coelho - Department of Archaeology, Durham University, Centre for Archaeology, University of Lisbon
Alan H. Goodman - School of Natural Science, Hampshire College
Anne-Céline Granjon - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Vaughan Grimes - Department of Archaeology, Memorial University
Cyril C. Grueter - School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
Anne Haour - Sainsbury Research Unit for the Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, University of East Anglia
Daniela Hedwig - K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University
Veerle Hermans - Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
R. Adriana Hernandez-Aguilar - Department of Social Psychology and Quantitative Psychology, University of Barcelona, Serra Hunter Programme, Jane Goodall Institute Spain and Senegal, Dindefelo Biological Station
Gottfried Hohmann - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Inaoyom Imong - Wildlife Conservation Society
Kathryn J. Jeffery - School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling
Sorrel Jones - RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, The David Attenborough Building
Jessica Junker - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Parag Kadam - Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia
Mbangi Kambere - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Mohamed Kambi - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Ivonne Kienast - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Kelly J. Knudson - School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
Kevin E. Langergraber - School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
Vincent Lapeyre - Wild Chimpanzee Foundation
Juan Lapuente - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Bradley Larson - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Thea Lautenschläger - Department of Biology, Institute of Botany, Faculty of Science, Technische Universität Dresden, Botanical Garden, Universität Hamburg
Petrus le Roux - Department of Geological Sciences, University of Cape Town
Vera Leinert - Wild Chimpanzee Foundation
Manuel Llana - Jane Goodall Institute Spain and Senegal, Dindefelo Biological Station
Amanda Logan - Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University
Brynn Lowry - Anthropology Department, University of California Santa Cruz
Tina Lüdecke - Emmy Noether Group for Hominin Meat Consumption, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Giovanna Maretti - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Sergio Marrocoli - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Rumen Fernandez - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Patricia J. McNeill - Department of Anthropology, University of California at Davis
Amelia C. Meier - Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Paulina Meller - Ecological Modeling, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg
J. Cameron Monroe - Anthropology Department, University of California Santa Cruz
David Morgan - Lester E. Fisher Center for the Study and Conservation of Apes, Lincoln Park Zoo
Felix Mulindahabi - Wildlife Conservation Society
Mizuki Murai - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Emily Neil - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford
Sonia Nicholl - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Protais Niyigaba - Wildlife Conservation Society
Emmanuelle Normand - Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF)
Lucy Jayne Ormsby - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Orume Diotoh - Korup Rainforest Conservation Society, Korup National Park
Liliana Pacheco - Save the Dogs and Other Animals, Cernavoda
Alex Piel - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University College London
Jodie Preece - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Sebastien Regnaut - Wild Chimpanzee Foundation
Francois G. Richard - Department of Anthropology, University of Chicago
Michael P. Richards - Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University
Aaron Rundus - Departments of Anthropology and Sociology, West Chester University
Crickette Sanz - Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, Wildlife Conservation Society, Congo Program
Volker Sommer - Department of Anthropology, University College London, Gashaka Primate Project
Matt Sponheimer - Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado Boulder
Teresa E. Steele - Department of Anthropology, University of California at Davis
Fiona A. Stewart - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University College London
Nikki Tagg - Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Luc Roscelin Tédonzong - Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Alexander Tickle - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Lassané Toubga - Université Joseph KI-ZERBO
Joost van Schijndel - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Virginie Vergnes - Wild Chimpanzee Foundation
Nadege Wangue Njomen - WWF Cameroon Country Office
Erin G. Wessling - Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, University of St. Andrews
Jacob Willie - Centre for Research and Conservation, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Roman M. Wittig - Institut des Sciences Cognitives, University of Lyon 1, Tai Chimpanzee Project, Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques
Kyle Yurkiw - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Andrew M. Zipkin - School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
Klaus Zuberbühler - Université de Neuchâtel, Institut de Biologie
Hjalmar S. Kühl - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Christophe Boesch - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Vicky M. Oelze - Anthropology Department, University of California Santa Cruz
Détails de publication: Nature communications, Vol.15(1), pp.10891-14
Éditeur: Nature Publishing Group UK
Note de subvention: Webster Foundation
Identifiants: 99148977609311
Unité académique: BotAnique et Modélisation de l'Architecture des Plantes et des végétations - AMAP
Langue: English
Type de ressource: Journal article