Bone lead in the prehistoric population of Gran Canaria

González‐Reimers, Emilio; Rosa, Manuel Antonio González de la; Velasco‐Vázquez, Javier; Galindo-Martín, L.; Delgado-Ureta, E.; Santolaria-Fernández, F.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1520-6300(1999)11:3<405::aid-ajhb11>3.0.co;2-9

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“…Based on the mentioned situation, the measurement of the elemental purity in the buried tooth was carried out by many researchers. Elemental distribution in archaeological bone has been analyzed by AAS [8], PIXE [1,9,10] and XRF for quantitative determination [11][12][13][14]. We collected tooth samples, two pieces of long bone from the Jiangxi Province and a piece of right thighbone from the Henan Province.…”

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Study of the circumstance influence on the elemental distribution in ancient animal bone using μ-XRF

Yan

Feng

et al. 2010

Chinese Phys. C

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Elemental analysis of archaeological bone plays an important role in the study of the dietary habits of ancient animals. The elemental characteristic of diagenetic skeletons depends on the surrounding circumstance. The study of environmental influence on the elemental concentration of ancient bone is significant. In this paper, the diagenetic influence on archaeological skeletons is analyzed by microbeam X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF). The results show that the enamel is an excellent barrier to the diagenesis and the element Sr in bone isn't susceptible to contamination from the buried environment.

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Study of the circumstance influence on the elemental distribution in ancient animal bone using μ-XRF

Yan

Feng

et al. 2010

Chinese Phys. C

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Exposure to Cadmium and Lead in an Agropastoral Iron Age Population

Pastorelli

Campanella

Coppa

et al. 2014

Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Metals present in the environment (soil, water and atmosphere) can affect food safety and human health through bio‐accumulation and bio‐magnification phenomena. Human exposure to the metals may take place through the environment and by ingesting contaminated food (including water), determining harmful effects usually detectable over the long term. Starting with the Industrial Revolution, local occurrence and concentration of metallic contaminants in the environment have been exponentially increasing: it has been assessed that, nowadays, daily absorption of lead, by North American people, is noticeably greater than that during prehistoric times.In this study, we measured concentrations of cadmium, lead and zinc in 153 bone samples (femurs) of Iron Age inhabitants of Central Italy (Abruzzo): the Samnites from the Alfedena Necropolis (2600–2400 bp). The data found are in agreement with the results of similar published studies. Heavy metal concentrations varied widely among samples with the exception of zinc. A significant difference (p same Mann–Whitney test <0.05) in cadmium bone levels was found between male (0.08–1.8 mg/kg, median 0.31 mg/kg) and female samples (0.05–1.3 mg/kg, median 0.53 mg/kg). Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Diagenesis evaluation in Middle Ages human bones using EDXRF

Carvalho

Marques

2007

X-Ray Spectrometry

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The elemental concentration in buried human bones is studied by energy dispersive x‐ray fluorescence. Several cortical and trabecular bones: skulls, peroneus, mandibles, tibias, femurs, ribs, vertebras and omoplates, belonging to a population dating to the Middle Ages were analysed. The purpose of this study is to compare the behaviour of the different structures of the several bones during the diagenetic process affecting bone during burial. Quantitative analysis was performed for K, Ca, Zn, Sr, Ti, Mn, Fe and Pb and cluster analysis was achieved considering the elemental concentrations for the different bones. There is a clear distinction for bone association regarding Ca, Zn, Sr and K, Mn, Fe, Ti and Pb in the several bones. These results do not allow a clear categorization into cortical and trabecular bones for some of the samples studied, as far as distinguishing between the remains of the original bone and the environmental contamination from the surrounding soil. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Bone lead in the prehistoric population of Gran Canaria

Cited by 11 publications

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Study of the circumstance influence on the elemental distribution in ancient animal bone using μ-XRF

Study of the circumstance influence on the elemental distribution in ancient animal bone using μ-XRF

Exposure to Cadmium and Lead in an Agropastoral Iron Age Population

Diagenesis evaluation in Middle Ages human bones using EDXRF

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