A new statistical approach for determining the crystallinity of heat-altered bone mineral from FTIR spectra

Thompson, Tim; Islam, Meez; Bonniere, M.

doi:10.1016/j.jas.2012.07.008

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“…Forty-nine individuals were sampled, and each sample comprised of a 1g fragment of unidentified long bone. Sampling followed the recommendations of Thompson et al (2013). FTIR-ATR scans were undertaken, using a Nicolet 5700 FTIR Spectrometer controlled by OMNIC 7.3 software.…”

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“…, at a resolution of 4 cm -1 using previously published methods (Squires et al 2011;Thompson et al, 2013). The following crystallinity measures proposed by Thompson et al (2013) Line width = the full width at half maximum of the phosphate peak at 1035 cm -1…”

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“…The following crystallinity measures proposed by Thompson et al (2013) Line width = the full width at half maximum of the phosphate peak at 1035 cm -1…”

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Death on the frontier: Military cremation practices in the north of Roman Britain

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Additional information:Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. Abstract:The study of cremated human remains from archaeological contexts has traditionally been viewed as less valuable than the study of inhumed bodies. However, recent methodological and theoretical developments regarding the taphonomic processes that transform the human body during cremation have highlighted their potential for understanding past cultural and funerary practices. This study combines the first application of spectroscopic with more traditional methods of studying cremated bone to examine Romano-British contexts, with the aim of better understanding funerary practices along the military frontier. Five RomanoBritish military sites from northern England (Beckfoot, Carlisle, Herd Hill, Lincoln and Malton) were studied, with remains excavated from a range of cinerary urn contexts. Despite the known heterogeneity of the ethnic composition of the Roman army, analyses revealed a surprising consistency with respect to the cremation practice, implying shared knowledge of pyre procedure and, possibly, a prescribed funerary practice amongst military communities in the Roman North. The consistency within these five northern provincial sites in Britain stands in contrast to cremation contexts from Roman sites elsewhere in Europe, as well as other periods of the British past. The associated material culture recovered from these cremation deposits, however, does provide evidence for differences in dress and bodily display. This contrasts with the homogeneity of the cremation technology and highlights the importance of these individualizing features for signalling identity amongst Roman military communities in Britain.

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“…FTIR spectroscopy has been used to analyse both inorganic and organic archaeological material (Cârciumara et al, 2012, Cotte et al, 2005Mizzoni and Cesaro, 2007;Thompson et al, 2013, Yaroshevich, 2013. A benefit of this technique is that inorganic and organic phases can be analyzed simultaneously and a microscope attachment has the additional advantage of analyzing very small areas directly on an artefact without sample preparation or destruction.…”

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Infrared reflectance spectroscopy as an analytical technique for the study of residues on stone tools: potential and challenges

Prinsloo

Wadley

Lombard

2014

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Johannesburg 2006, South Africa. mlombard@uj.ac.za FTIR (Fourier transform infrared) spectroscopy is a non-destructive analytical method that has been used successfully to analyse both inorganic and organic archaeological material. Using a microscope attachment has the additional benefit of analysing very small spots (diameter100mm) directly on an artefact without sample preparation or destruction. It is therefore a suitable method to study residues on prehistoric stone tools. However, using a microscope without an ATR (attenuated total reflection) microscope objective, results in a combination of reflection and transmission/absorbance FTIR spectra, which is not always as easy to interpret as directly measured transmission/absorbance spectra. In order to improve the interpretation of spectra recorded on archaeological samples, the method was tested with replicated Middle Stone Age stone points used during hunting and butchery experiments on parts of a blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) published in 2004 . In this case, the residues on the tools were known and postdepositional contamination was eliminated. Additional samples of the organic materials, and the minerals from which the tools were made were also available.Therefore, we could assess the viability of FTIR reflectance spectra for distinguishing between bone, fat and protein residues.

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“…Recentemente esta técnica tem sido utilizada, entre outras, no estudo das alterações químicas e estruturais que o aumento de temperatura provoca em hidroxiapatita e no esmalte dental [14], [69], [70]; na avaliação dos efeitos de doenças associadas à alteração da matriz mineral [71]- [75]; no estudo do efeito da irradiação laser de esmalte dental e dentina com diferentes densidades de energia [40], [57], [76] visando a utilização do laser na prevenção à carie; e na caracterização dos efeitos provocados pela radiação gama [11].…”

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Avaliação in vitro dos efeitos da radiação ionizante em tecido ósseo bovino por espectroscopia ATR-FTIR e análise dinâmico-mecânica

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A new statistical approach for determining the crystallinity of heat-altered bone mineral from FTIR spectra

Cited by 122 publications

References 38 publications

Death on the frontier: Military cremation practices in the north of Roman Britain

Death on the frontier: Military cremation practices in the north of Roman Britain

Infrared reflectance spectroscopy as an analytical technique for the study of residues on stone tools: potential and challenges

Avaliação in vitro dos efeitos da radiação ionizante em tecido ósseo bovino por espectroscopia ATR-FTIR e análise dinâmico-mecânica

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