Heavy metals in human bones in different historical epochs

Martínez-García, Ma José; Moreno, José María Ruiz; Moreno-Clavel, J.; Vergara, Nuria; García-Sánchez, Antonio-Javier; Guillamón, Antonio; Porti, Michele; Moreno‐Grau, Stella

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.12.075

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“…6) in Medieval (0.09 ± 0.01 mg/kg d.w.) and Copper Age femurs (1.51 ± 1.5 mg/kg d.w.) were in line with reports from humans living prior to the modern age (Martinez-Garcia et al, 2005;Baranowska et al, 1995). In modern man Cd levels are about ten times higher than those found in the present study (Jaworowsky et al, 1985;Miculescu et al, 2011).…”

Section: Comparison Of Epochssupporting

confidence: 93%

Trace Elements in Eneolithic and Late Medieval Human Bones from Two Archaeological Sites in Tuscany: Evaluation of Diagenetic Processes, Diet and Exposure to Heavy Metals

Bianchi¹,

Moroni²,

Bonucci³

et al. 2017

JAA

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Concentrations of Cd, Pb, Zn, Ca, Sr, Al, Fe, Ti, Fe and Mn were determined in bone samples from human skeletons dating back to the Late Medieval Period from Pianosa Island (Grosseto, Italy) and to the Eneolithic (i.e. the Copper Age) from the Lunigiana region (municipality of Cassola, Massa Carrara, Italy), in order to obtain insights into diet, heavy metal contamination and differences in accumulation between humerus and femur. The influence of diagenetic processes, which alter archaeological remains within their burial environment, was evaluated by multivariate statistical analysis, comparing trace element concentrations both in bone and in soil still present in the humerus and femur. This method and Sr:Ca and Zn:Ca ratios provided reliable information on diagenetic processes and diet in the two periods and enabled assessment of accumulation of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb).The results indicate that diagenesis did not influence concentrations of Pb, Cu, Zn, Ca or Sr, and that there was no significant difference in accumulation of these elements between humerus and femur. Sr:Ca and Zn:Ca ratios indicated vastly different diets in the two periods. The occurrence of high levels of Cu (1368.64 mg/kg d.w.) in a humerus from the Copper Age sample possibly due to exposure during copper smelting, was a very interesting outcome.

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Section: Comparison Of Epochssupporting

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Trace Elements in Eneolithic and Late Medieval Human Bones from Two Archaeological Sites in Tuscany: Evaluation of Diagenetic Processes, Diet and Exposure to Heavy Metals

Bianchi¹,

Moroni²,

Bonucci³

et al. 2017

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“…General symptoms of lead poisoning are brain damage, anaemia, convulsions, nerve paralysis, osteoporosis and eventually death (Aufderheide 1989;Pyatt et al 2005). At a minimum, blood levels should be below 0.05 parts per million (ppm) (4.2 ppm in bone from Martínez-García et al 2005), as even at 0.1 ppm permanent intellectual and hearing defects can occur (Bishop et al 2013). Lead retention in different areas of the body vary: the brain has a lead retention time of weeks while the bones retain lead for years.…”

Section: Toxicity and Bioaccumulation Of Heavy Metalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…When comparing populations, samples should be taken from the same area of the skeleton, as heavy metal load in bone changes throughout the body. Some areas can have a much higher metal level than others (Martínez-García et al 2005).…”

Section: Toxicity and Bioaccumulation Of Heavy Metalsmentioning

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Environmental and health effects of early copper metallurgy and mining in the Bronze Age

Martin¹

2017

The Human Voyage

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Copper was a vital metal to the development of the Bronze Age in Europe and the Middle East. Many mine locations and mining techniques were developed to source the copper and other elements needed for the production of arsenic or tin bronze. Mining came with many associated health risks, from the immediate risk of collapse to eventual death from heavy metal poisoning. Severe environmental pollution from mining and smelting occurred, affecting the local mining community with effects that can still be felt today. This essay aims to establish that copper mining and manufacture had dramatic effects on the environment and health of people living in Europe and the Middle East during the Bronze Age. It goes on to speculate that heavy metal poisoning may have contributed to the increase in fractures seen between the Neolithic and Bronze Age.

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“…No obstante, dicha función, también favorece la bioacumulación de algunos metales derivados de la polución (Arnay-De-LaRosa et al, 1998;Baranowska et al, 1995;González-Reimers et al, 2003;Grattan et al, 2002;Martínez-García et al, 2005), motivo por el cual los huesos subfósiles pueden utilizarse como un método indirecto de medida de la contaminación ambiental en la antigüedad, al menos desde los orígenes de la metalurgia durante la prehistoria reciente (Nocete, 2006). Por ejemplo, en el sur de la Península Ibérica se han detectado niveles elevados de Cu, Zn, Pb y As en muestras de suelo y bivalvos datados en la Edad del Cobre (Aléx et al, 2004;Nocete et al, 2005), pero no se han realizado análisis en restos óseos.…”

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Análisis pixe en muestras óseas subfósiles: ensayo de un protocolo de preparación

García-Viñas¹,

Tubío²,

Ortega-Feliú³

et al. 2018

digitAR

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A navegação consulta e descarregamento dos títulos inseridos nas Bibliotecas Digitais UC Digitalis, UC Pombalina e UC Impactum, pressupõem a aceitação plena e sem reservas dos Termos e Condições de Uso destas Bibliotecas Digitais, disponíveis em https://digitalis.uc.pt/pt-pt/termos.Conforme exposto nos referidos Termos e Condições de Uso, o descarregamento de títulos de acesso restrito requer uma licença válida de autorização devendo o utilizador aceder ao(s) documento(s) a partir de um endereço de IP da instituição detentora da supramencionada licença.Ao utilizador é apenas permitido o descarregamento para uso pessoal, pelo que o emprego do(s) título(s) descarregado(s) para outro fim, designadamente comercial, carece de autorização do respetivo autor ou editor da obra.Na medida em que todas as obras da UC Digitalis se encontram protegidas pelo Código do Direito de Autor e Direitos Conexos e demais legislação aplicável, toda a cópia, parcial ou total, deste documento, nos casos em que é legalmente admitida, deverá conter ou fazer-se acompanhar por este aviso.Análisis pixe en muestras óseas subfósiles: ensayo de un protocolo de preparación Autor(es):García-Viñas, E.; Gómez Tubío, B.; Ortega-Feliú, I.; Bernáldez-Sánchez, E. Palabras clave: PIXE, elementos traza, diagénesis, bioacumulación, subfósil. ANÁLISIS PIXE EN MUESTRAS ÓSEAS SUBFÓSILES: ENSAYO DE UN PROTOCOLO DE PREPARACIÓN PIXE ANALYSIS IN SUBFOSSIL BONE SAMPLES: TESTING A PREPARATION PROTOCOLGarcía-Viñas, E.Departamento de Sistemas Físicos, Químicos y Naturales. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.Gómez Tubío, B.

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Heavy metals in human bones in different historical epochs

Cited by 55 publications

References 24 publications

Trace Elements in Eneolithic and Late Medieval Human Bones from Two Archaeological Sites in Tuscany: Evaluation of Diagenetic Processes, Diet and Exposure to Heavy Metals

Trace Elements in Eneolithic and Late Medieval Human Bones from Two Archaeological Sites in Tuscany: Evaluation of Diagenetic Processes, Diet and Exposure to Heavy Metals

Environmental and health effects of early copper metallurgy and mining in the Bronze Age

Análisis pixe en muestras óseas subfósiles: ensayo de un protocolo de preparación

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