On the distribution of trace element concentrations in multiple bone elements in 10 Danish medieval and post-medieval individuals
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- 作者：Kaare Lund Rasmussen ; Lilian Skytte ; Paolo D'imporzano ; Per Orla Thomsen ; Morten Sø ; vsø ; and Jesper Lier Boldsen
- 刊名：American Journal of Physical Anthropology
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：162
- 期：1
- 页码：90-102
- 全文大小：2086K
- ISSN：1096-8644
文摘
The differences in trace element concentrations among 19 different bone elements procured from 10 archaeologically derived human skeletons have been investigated. The 10 individuals are dated archaeologically and some by radiocarbon dating to the medieval and post-medieval period, an interval from ca. AD 1150 to ca. AD 1810. This study is relevant for two reasons. First, most archaeometric studies analyze only one bone sample from each individual; so to what degree are the bones in the human body equal in trace element chemistry? Second, differences in turnover time of the bone elements makes the cortical tissues record the trace element concentrations in equilibrium with the blood stream over a longer time earlier in life than the trabecular. Therefore, any differences in trace element concentrations between the bone elements can yield what can be termed a chemical life history of the individual, revealing changes in diet, provenance, or medication throughout life.