2017
DOI: 10.15640/jaa.v5n2a3
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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

Abstract: 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 … Show more

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“…Some of these studies (e.g. González-Reimers et al Szostek et al 2003 ; Busetto et al 2008 ; Corti et al 2013 ; Ïzci et al 2013 ; Bianchi et al 2017 ; Guede et al 2017 ; Bocca et al 2018 ; Rasmussen et al 2020a ) have continued to suggest that elements, such as Ba, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), Sr, and Zn, among others, can be used to make direct inferences about palaeodiet. In doing so, these studies often rely upon the correlational literature from the 1980s to advocate for the use of TE concentrations and ratios to deduce the relative contributions of different dietary constituents, such as terrestrial animal and marine proteins versus plants.…”
Section: Post-critique: Trace Element Analysis In the Twenty-first Cementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some of these studies (e.g. González-Reimers et al Szostek et al 2003 ; Busetto et al 2008 ; Corti et al 2013 ; Ïzci et al 2013 ; Bianchi et al 2017 ; Guede et al 2017 ; Bocca et al 2018 ; Rasmussen et al 2020a ) have continued to suggest that elements, such as Ba, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), Sr, and Zn, among others, can be used to make direct inferences about palaeodiet. In doing so, these studies often rely upon the correlational literature from the 1980s to advocate for the use of TE concentrations and ratios to deduce the relative contributions of different dietary constituents, such as terrestrial animal and marine proteins versus plants.…”
Section: Post-critique: Trace Element Analysis In the Twenty-first Cementioning
confidence: 99%