Assessment of Diagenetic Transformations in Bioapatite for the Determination of the 87Sr/86Sr Isotope Ratio: A Case Study on an Early Iron Age Human Tooth from the Sargat Culture

• Published in: Journal of analytical chemistry (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 78; no. 12; pp. 1642 - 1650
• Main Authors: Kiseleva, D. V., Chervyakovskaya, M. V., Chervyakovskii, V. S., Okuneva, T. G., Soloshenko, N. G., Bulatov, V. A., Grachev, M. A., Karapetyan, M. K., Sharapova, S. V., Shagalov, E. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.12.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analytical Chemistry; Archaeology; Bones; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Electron probe microanalysis; Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry; Isotope composition; Isotope ratios; Laser ablation; Mass spectrometry; Strontium; Strontium 87; Strontium isotopes; Structural members; Teeth; diagenesis; taphonomy; laser ablation; strontium; enamel; 87Sr/86Sr; dentin; ICP–MS

The 87 Sr/ 86 Sr strontium isotope ratio in skeletal tissues (teeth and bones) gives valuable information about the migrations and origin of humans and animals. In this study, we assess the suitability of various structural elements (enamel and dentin) of a human tooth sample from a burial mound (Ea...