Abstract
Using neutron activation the nitrogen and fluorine contents in fossile bones could be measured relative to main constituents of the inorganic bone material (phosphorus and calcium). By determining the ratio of N and F a relative and absolute age determination was possible. The method is relatively simple, quick, cheap and nondestructive.
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Eisenbarth, P., Hille, P. A nondestructive method for age determination of fossile bone. J. Radioanal. Chem. 40, 203–211 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02517324
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