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http://dx.doi.org/10.5012/bkcs.2011.32.10.3618

Stable Isotope Chemistry of Bone Collagen and Carbonate Assessed by Bone Density Fractionation  

Shin, Ji-Young (Conservation Science Division, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage)
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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society / v.32, no.10, 2011 , pp. 3618-3623 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents a stable isotope chemistry of bone collagen and carbonate. Bone carbonate has the potential to provide additional isotopic information. However, it remains controversial as to whether archaeological bone carbonate retains its original biogenic signature. I used a novel application of bone density fractionation and checked the integrity of ${\delta}^{13}C_{apa}$ values using radiocarbon dating. Diagenesis in archaeological bone carbonate still remains to be resolved in extracting biogenic information. The combined use of bone density fractionation and differential dissolution method shows a large shift in the ${\delta}^{13}C_{apa}$ values. Although ${\delta}^{13}C_{apa}$ values are improved in lighter density fractions, a large percentage of contamination in bone carbonate was reported via $^{14}C$ dating compared to that noted with bone collagen.
Keywords
Bone density fractionation; Bone collagen; Bone carbonate; Radiocarbon dating; Stable isotope analysis;
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