Abstract
Isotopic analysis of strontium in human tooth enamel from 15 burials from the medieval St. Clement Church cemetery at the Russian site of Staraya Ladoga identified at least five non-local individuals with isotopic signatures that match the Malaren region of east-central Sweden. These were medieval Christian graves dating approximately to the eleventh to twelfth centuries AD. Staraya Ladoga, located 128 km east of St. Petersburg, was an important trading center during the Viking period in Scandinavia. Historical documents describe the town as a melting pot of local Russians, Slavs, and Scandinavians. The identification of individuals of Scandinavian origin among the burials confirms the historical and archeological record of an important Scandinavian presence at the site.
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