The specific total α-activity of native radionuclides and the exhalation rate of 222Rn from ancient and standard bone and soil from the locations of the findings, measured using a MKGB-01 RADEK alpha radiometer and the CR-39 track detector, are presented. The measurements showed that the specific α-activity of radionuclides and the exhalation rate of radon in ancient bones are several-fold greater than in ordinary bones and soils.
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Translated from Atomnaya Énergiya, Vol. 131, No. 5, pp. 275–279 (2021).
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Vasidov, A., Saidullaev, B.J. & Usmanov, T.M. α-Activity Measurement for Native Radionuclides in Ancient Bone Remains. At Energy 131, 279–283 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10512-022-00879-z
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