Evidence of physico–chemical and isotopic modifications in archaeological bones during controlled acid etching
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8353500 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincent Balter (0000-0002-9236-4834, Sorbonne Université), Jean‐françois Saliège (Sorbonne Université), J –F Saliège, H Bocherens (0000-0002-0494-0126, Sorbonne Université), Alain Person (Sorbonne Université) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 329-336 |
| Publication date | 2002-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archaeometry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1475-4754.t01-1-00065 |
| OpenAlex | W2143348236 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
It has been repeatedly shown that palaeoecological inferences from the elemental and isotopic content of carbonate hydroxylapatite of fossil teeth and bones are unrecoverable without removing diagenetic overprinting by chemical pretreatments. Such pretreatments may in turn cause modification of the biogenic signature. In this paper, we focus upon optimal removal of Ca–bearing carbonates (mainly calcite). In order to control the progress with time of calcite dissolution, we perform leaching under vacuum, and we monitor the evolution of the pH, pCO 2 , δ 13 C of released CO 2 , %C, δ 13 C and δ 18 O of the remaining mineral. For a set of different Quaternary bones and teeth, mass and isotopic balances indicate that 1 hour at most is necessary for complete dissolution of calcite with an optimal conservation of carbonate hydroxylapatite. Long–lasting experiments lead to a fractionation of hydroxylapatite 18 O/ 16 O carbonates
Calcite · Carbonate · Diagenesis · Dissolution · Geochemistry · Hydroxylapatite · Mineralogy · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Chemistry · Environmental Chemistry · Geology · Isotope Analysis in Ecology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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| Citations per year | 1.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |