Study of the circumstance influence on the elemental distribution in ancient animal bone using μ-XRF

• Published in: Chinese physics C Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 417 - 420
• Main Author: 闫灵通 冯松林 冯向前 谢国喜 李丽 徐伟
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.03.2010; Institute of High Energy Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China%Institute of High Energy Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China%Institute of High Energy Physics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shenzhen 518055,China
• Subjects: X射线荧光光谱; 元素分析; 光谱分布; 周围环境; 成岩作用; ancient animal bone; elemental distribution; μ-XRF
• ISSN: 1674-1137; 0254-3052; 2058-6132
• DOI: 10.1088/1674-1137/34/3/023

Elemental analysis of archaeological bone plays an important role in the study of the dietary habits of ancient animals. The elemental characteristic of diagenetic skeletons depends on the surrounding circumstance. The study of environmental influence on the elemental concentration of ancient bone is significant. In this paper, the diagenetic influence on archaeological skeletons is analyzed by microbeam X-ray fluorescence （p.-XRF）. The results show that the enamel is an excellent barrier to the diagenesis and the element Sr in bone isn＇t susceptible to contamination from the buried environment.