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. 2015 May 21;5:10431. doi: 10.1038/srep10431

Table 1. Strontium isotope results from human remains of the Egtved Girl (tooth, hair and nail), textiles, oxhide, child bone and soil leachates.

Sample Sample description material 87Sr/86Sr 2 SE
Local soils from the Egtved burial site (local baseline)
 1 Soil from Egtved Soil leachate 0.70852 0.00005
 2 Soil from Egtved Soil leachate 0.70874 0.00002
 
Human remains (Egtved Girl and child)
 ad B11831-50 Tooth, M1 Tooth enamel 0.71187 0.00002
 ad B11821-50 Nail, thumb left side, oldest part Nail 0.71235 0.00003
 ad B11821-50 Nail, thumb left side, middle part Nail 0.71240 0.00002
 ad B11821-50 Nail, thumb left side, youngest part Nail 0.71235 0.00003
 11850 (segment 1) Scalp hair, nearest the roots/skull, 4 cm long Scalp hair 0.71229 0.00002
 11850 (segment 2) Scalp hair, middle part, 4 cm long Scalp hair 0.71028 0.00003
 11850 (segment 3) Scalp hair, middle part, 5 cm long Scalp hair 0.71086 0.00004
 11850 (segment 4) Scalp hair, tip ends, 10 cm long Scalp hair 0.71255 0.00003
  Cremated remains of child pars petrosa 0.71190 0.00002
 
Textile and oxhide samples from within the oak coffin
B11834 Blouse (warp) Wool 0.71234 0.00003
B11836 Corded skirt (weft) Wool 0.71168 0.00003
B11849 Bundle (weft) Wool 0.71551 0.00004
B11835 Belt (weft) Wool 0.71277 0.00004
B11838 Foot wrapper, left foot (warp) Wool 0.71319 0.00004
B11839 Foot wrapper, right foot (warp) Wool 0.71530 0.00003
B11846 Oxhide hair Hair/Fur 0.71324 0.00004
B11833 Blanket (light weft) Wool 0.71252 0.00005
B11833 Blanket (dark weft) Wool 0.71372 0.00003
B11833 Blanket (warp) Wool 0.71399 0.00003
 ad 11847a Oxtail hair attached to wool cord Oxtail Hair 0.70982 0.00002
 ad 11847a Oxtail hair detached from wool cord Oxtail Hair 0.71003 0.00003
 ad 11847a Wool cord Wool 0.71044 0.00004