Fig 1.
Map of the Corded Ware culture.
Redrawn from Müller et al [2], with public domain background data.
Fig 2.
Location of sampled sites and other CW sites mentioned in the text.
Map by K-G Sjögren, using public domain data.
Table 1.
Summary information on sites, sample sizes, and number of isotopic measurements from CW burials in southern Germany.
Samples from Asam et al. [24] and Menninger/Trautmann [33, 34] included. N = number of samples, 14C = number of dates, etc.
Fig 3.
Plan of the Lauda-Königshofen Corded Ware cemetery.
Reprinted from [33, 34] under a CC BY license, with permission from Martin Menninger/Trautmann, original copyright 2008.
Table 2.
Summary statistics of the isotope results from tooth samples.
Fig 4.
Scatterplot of δ 15N vs. δ 13C for all samples.
Fig 5.
Mean δ13C and δ15N values at Bergrheinfeld and Lauda-Königshofen, compared to early (LBK) and middle Neolithic (Rössen, Hinkelstein, Grossgartach) sites in southern Germany (ca 5500–4100 BC).
Comparative data from Mörseburg et al. [47].
Fig 6.
δ13C spacing by site.
Table 3.
Carbon and Nitrogen isotope vales from bone samples at the studied sites.
Data from Asam et al. [24].
Fig 7.
δ13C and δ15N collagen values for Bergrheinfeld.
Fig 8.
Δ13C collagen-enamel spacing by sex for Bergrheinfeld.
Fig 9.
The geology and 87Sr/86Sr values for Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany.
Modified after [118].
Fig 10.
Strontium isotope geology of Bavaria (dotted line).
Three major zones are indicated, carbonates in the south; granite and gneiss northeast of the Danube, and a varied geological landscape with mixed 87Sr/86Sr values to the northwest of the Danube. Redrawn from Schweissing and Grupe [87].
Fig 11.
Gerling [97] scatterplot of 87Sr/86Sr and δ18O (VSMOW) from 142 human tooth enamel from across the steppe region.
The vertical red line marks the 0.710 boundary in the 87Sr/86Sr values. Reprinted from [97] under a CC BY license, with permission from Claudia Gerling, original copyright 2014.
Fig 12.
Isoscape map of mean annual δ18O values in Germany (VSMOW).
Redrawn from Rozanski [116].
Fig 13.
Bar graph of ranked 87Sr/86Sr from 25 individuals at Lauda-Königshofen.
Red is female, blue is male, and black is unknown.
Fig 14.
Scatterplot of enamel 87Sr/86Sr (x-axis) and δ18O from Lauda-Königshofen.
Fig 15.
Bar graph of ranked 87Sr/86Sr from 19 individuals at Bergrheinfeld.
Red is female, blue is male, and black is unknown.
Fig 16.
Scatterplot of enamel 87Sr/86Sr (x-axis) and δ18O from Bergrheinfeld.
Fig 17.
Scatterplot of enamel 87Sr/86Sr (x-axis) and δ13C from Bergrheinfeld.