Hi everyone, I am forwarding a message from my colleague Doug Price. If you can help, please answer directly to his e-mail address, he is not a subscriber to the list. Regards, Marie Balasse >Hello, Marie Balasse suggested I write to this list for help. I am >working on a project intended to compare Indus Valley and >Mesopotamia using strontium isotopes and to try and identify >possible Indus folks in early Mesopotamia. To do this we need to >establish the local strontium isotope signal in both areas. We have >samples from the Indus but so far i have been unable to obtain >samples from Mesopotamia. Ideally I would like 305 sheep teeth from >different animals from central or southern Mesopotamia. We can also >use other animals or even modern animals as long as they are not >using fertilized fodder. We cannot use samples from the mountain >areas around Mesopotamia (as yet) but need to establish the >strontium isotope ratio on the flat alluvial plain itself. Thanks >for any help you can provide. > >doug price [log in to unmask]