@article{e3a7208c87e44abea5c13a476fa60381,
title = "Biological diversity in an Islamic archaeological population: A radiogenic strontium isotope and craniometric analysis of affinity in Ottoman Romania",
abstract = "Objectives: Written accounts, as well as a previous craniometric study, indicate that migrations of non-Europeans and conversions of Europeans to Islam define Ottoman communities in Early Modern Europe. What is less clear are the roles of migration and admixture in generating intra-communal variation. This study combines craniometric with strontium isotope data to compare the cranial affinities of locally born and immigrant individuals. We predict that locally born individuals are more likely than non-locals to show evidence of admixture. Materials and Methods: Radiogenic strontium isotope data for 21 Ottomans were compared against archaeological faunal values. Sixteen individuals with intact crania were also measured and compared against two comparative source populations from Anatolia and Europe. Discriminant function analysis assigned unclassified Ottoans to either comparative group based on typicality probabilities, with potential admixture established via intermediate morphology between the two source populations. Results: Strontium isotope values revealed relatively high proportions of non-locals, consistent with high mobility documented historically. The sexes differed, with more males classifying as “typically Anatolian” than females. Locals and non-locals also had different cranial affinity patterns, with most classifying either as “typically Anatolian” or “typically European.” Contrary to expectation, none of the locals were identified as intermediate, suggesting admixture rates were relatively low. Conclusions: Consistent with historical records, the results revealed high levels of extra-regional migration, with most individuals identifiable as either typically Anatolian or European. Moreover, locals and non-locals differed craniometrically, with no signs of admixture between Anatolian migrants and European converts in locals. This suggests intra-communal divisions were maintained.",
keywords = "Islam, admixture, bioarchaeology, biological distance, geobiochemistry",
author = "Allen, {Kathryn Grow} and Mills, {Ryan D.} and Knudson, {Kelly J.} and {von Cramon-Taubadel}, Noreen",
note = "Funding Information: We thank the editor, associate editor, and three anonymous reviewers for constructive comments that greatly improved an earlier draft of this manuscript. We are grateful to the National Science Foundation's Archaeology and Biological Anthropology divisions (Grant No. 1642007) for financially supporting this research, as well as the University at Buffalo's Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology (IEMA) for supporting the pilot study research. The authors are also very grateful to Drs Florin Dra{\c s}ovean, S{\'a}ndor {\'E}vinger, Gisselle Garcia, and Attila Gyucha for facilitating collection access. Thank you to the Anthropology Department of the American Museum of Natural History, Magyar Term{\'e}szettudom{\'a}nyi M{\'u}zeum (Hungarian Natural History Museum), and Muzeul Na{\c t}ional al Banatului Timi{\c s}oara (National Museum of Banat, Timi{\c s}oara) for granting access to the skeletal samples. Additionally, we wish to thank the late William W. Howells for making his craniometric dataset available. Funding Information: We thank the editor, associate editor, and three anonymous reviewers for constructive comments that greatly improved an earlier draft of this manuscript. We are grateful to the National Science Foundation's Archaeology and Biological Anthropology divisions (Grant No. 1642007) for financially supporting this research, as well as the University at Buffalo's Institute for European and Mediterranean Archaeology (IEMA) for supporting the pilot study research. The authors are also very grateful to Drs Florin Dra?ovean, S?ndor ?vinger, Gisselle Garcia, and Attila Gyucha for facilitating collection access. Thank you to the Anthropology Department of the American Museum of Natural History, Magyar Term?szettudom?nyi M?zeum (Hungarian Natural History Museum), and Muzeul Na?ional al Banatului Timi?oara (National Museum of Banat, Timi?oara) for granting access to the skeletal samples. Additionally, we wish to thank the late William W. Howells for making his craniometric dataset available. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.",
year = "2020",
month = apr,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1002/ajpa.23999",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "171",
pages = "569--583",
journal = "American journal of physical anthropology",
issn = "0002-9483",
publisher = "Wiley-Liss Inc.",
number = "4",
}