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Osteodensitometrical Studies and Elemental Analysis of Ancient Human Bones

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Optical Technologies in the Humanities

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Quantitative digital radiography, ion beam methods, and Xray fluorescence analysis are combined for the determination of bone mineral density and the analysis of major and trace elements of two Merowingian populations. Radial distributions of element concentrations are recorded to estimate post-mortem mineral exchange processes.

Supported by the BMBF under grant no. 03-BU9LEI.

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  1. Fak. f. Physik u. Geowiss., Univ. Leipzig, Abt. NFP, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany

    St Jankuhn, T. Butz, R.-H. Flagmeyer, T. Reinert, I. Symietz & J. Vogt

  2. Inst. f. Kernphysik, Univ. Frankfurt a. M., D-60486, Frankfurt a. M., Germany

    H. Baumann & K. Bethge

  3. Inst. d. Anthropologic, Univ. Frankfurt a. M., D-60323, Frankfurt a. M., Germany

    J. Hammerl, R. Protsch von Zieten & M. Wolf

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  1. Laboratory of Biophysics Institute of Experimental Audiology, University of Münster, Robert-Koch-Str. 45, D-48129, Münster, Germany

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Jankuhn, S. et al. (1997). Osteodensitometrical Studies and Elemental Analysis of Ancient Human Bones. In: Dirksen, D., von Bally, G. (eds) Optical Technologies in the Humanities. Series of the International Society on Optics Within Life Sciences, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60872-8_17

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