The rise of coastal Middle Bronze Age Levant - A multidisciplinary approach for investigating in Sidon, Lebanon.

The isotopes ( Sr/ Sr, δ O, δ C, δ N) and biodistance analysis conducted on the Sidon College site skeletal assemblage exhibits stability and continuity of the people, despite the site's increasing role in the maritime network. This continuity may have been a key factor in Sidon's success, allowing it to accumulate wealth and resources for centuries to come.