The necessity of sample quality assessment in 14C AMS dating: The case of Cova des Pas (Menorca – Spain)

Strydonck, Mark Van; Boudin, Mathieu; Ayuso, Víctor M. Guerrero; Calvo, Manuel; Fullola, Josep María; Petit, M. Àngeles

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2009.10.081

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“…Besides human remnants, different artifacts were recorded, including stretchers, floral blankets and bull-hide containers with hair inside. 14 C analyses of different samples estimated that burial activity took place during a short period in the late Bronze Age, from 900 to 800 BC [1], which corresponded to the talaiotic culture (‘talayots’ are stone table-shaped funerary and defensive constructions typical of this culture). Sixty-six individuals were finally identified at different levels, including 27 infants, 5 juveniles and 34 adults of both sexes.…”

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A Paleoneurohistological Study of 3,000-Year-Old Mummified Brain Tissue from the Mediterranean Bronze Age

Prats-Muñoz

Malgosa²,

Armentano³

et al. 2012

Pathobiology

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Objectives: Mummified nervous tissue is very rarely found in ancient remains and usually corresponds to corpses which were frozen or preserved in bogs, conditions which limit tissue autolysis and bacterial degradation. Here, we show the unusual finding of spontaneously mummified brain tissue from several individuals from the little known megalithic talaiotic culture of the island of Minorca, dating approximately 3,000 years before present and corresponding to the late Mediterranean Bronze Age. Methods: These individuals were part of an intact burial site containing 66 subjects. Intracraneal samples were carefully rehydrated with Sandison’s solution. We used classical histochemical as well as 2D and 3D (scanning) electron-microscopic techniques. Results: We provide evidence of the nervous nature of the samples as well as a detailed description of the morphological features of these ancient tissues. The intracranial material consisted of well-preserved eosinophilic reticular tissue and, although mostly absent, some exceptional pigment-containing neurons were identified. Conclusions: We present a detailed morphological analysis which can provide valuable information and guidelines for the interpretation of this scarce type of mummified samples and provide explanations for this surprising preservation.

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A Paleoneurohistological Study of 3,000-Year-Old Mummified Brain Tissue from the Mediterranean Bronze Age

Prats-Muñoz

Malgosa²,

Armentano³

et al. 2012

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“…Es una eficiencia moderada en la recuperación del ADN con grados de éxito dependientes del protocolo de extracción utilizado (Simón et al 2012). Estos resultados concuerdan con el bajo grado de conservación bioquímica y molecular de los restos esqueléticos demostrado en los análisis de C 14 e isótopos estables (Van Strydonck et al 2010), que contrasta con la excelente conservación de los tejidos blandos (Prats-Muñoz et al 2013). La conservación pasó por cierto grado de sapofinicación, posiblemente responsable de la conservación estructural y la escasa preservación molecular.…”

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“…Corresponden a un número mínimo de 66 individuos: infantiles, juveniles y adultos, sin perinatales, ni seniles (Armentano et al 2010). Su utilización como necrópolis abarca unos 100 años de las últimas etapas de la Prehistoria de la isla de Menorca (900-800 cal a. C., Van Strydonck et al 2010). …”

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La Menorca talayótica desde el punto de vista genético: la necrópolis de la Cova des Pas

Simón

Armentano²,

Afonso

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RESuMEnEn el presente artículo se estudian las características genéticas de la población del yacimiento talayótico de la Cova des Pas, que revelan una importante endogamia a nivel de ADN mitocondrial. La comparación con otras series contemporáneas de las Islas Baleares permite hipotetizar la existencia de grupos cerrados, con limitados linajes femeninos y necrópolis de difícil acceso, como esta. Tales comunidades contrastarían con otras más abiertas con un mayor intercambio de linajes femeninos situados en las zonas llanas centrales de Menorca. ABStRACt Study of the genetic characteristics of the burials at the Talayotic necropolis of Cova des Pas reveals an important

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“…A traditional method of hair sample preparation for accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon dating is the well-established acid-alkali-acid (AAA) method (Van Strydonck et al 2010), similar to that used for non-bone or non-carbonate materials (Brock et al 2010;Richardin et al 2010a, b). After a series of acidic and basic washes to eliminate the external pollution, samples undergo a complete combustion, and the resulting carbon dioxide is converted into graphite for measurement.…”

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A new protocol for radiocarbon dating of hair and keratin type samples—application to an Andean mummy from the National Museum of Natural History in Paris

Richardin

Gandolfo

Carminati³

et al. 2011

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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The necessity of sample quality assessment in 14C AMS dating: The case of Cova des Pas (Menorca – Spain)

Cited by 21 publications

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A Paleoneurohistological Study of 3,000-Year-Old Mummified Brain Tissue from the Mediterranean Bronze Age

A Paleoneurohistological Study of 3,000-Year-Old Mummified Brain Tissue from the Mediterranean Bronze Age

La Menorca talayótica desde el punto de vista genético: la necrópolis de la Cova des Pas

A new protocol for radiocarbon dating of hair and keratin type samples—application to an Andean mummy from the National Museum of Natural History in Paris

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