We present here a map of bioavailable strontium for Southwestern Turkey derived from measurements of modern plants and mollusk (land snail) shells from various geological areas. Samples were collected from 87 locations and strontium isotope measurements were made on 283 plant and mollusk samples. The plants consisted of deep-rooted, medium-rooted and shallow-rooted species each sampling strontium from different water sources. The data was interpolated to produce a predictive strontium isotope map (‘Sr-isoscape’) of the region. Despite the complex underlying geology of this region the bioavailable Sr values broadly grouped into two separate areas, related to the age of the underlying bedrock. These results provide a baseline for interpretation of strontium isotope values of archaeological samples to help understand past animal and human mobility, and can also be used by researchers in a range of other disciplines that incorporate strontium analysis for mobility, including animal ecology and forensics.

我们在这里提供一张土耳其西南部生物可利用锶的地图，该地图是通过对来自不同地质地区的现代植物和软体动物（蜗牛）壳的测量得出的。从87个地点收集了样品，并对283种植物和软体动物样品进行了锶同位素测量。这些植物由深根，中根和浅根物种组成，每个物种都从不同的水源中采样锶。对数据进行插值以生成该地区的锶锶同位素预测图（“ Sr-isoscape”）。尽管该地区的基础地质情况复杂，但与基础岩层的年龄有关的生物有效性Sr值大致分为两个单独的区域。这些结果为解释考古样品中锶同位素值提供了基线，以帮助了解过去的动物和人类的活动能力，