Microelements in fossil bones and the estimation of age

Calin Besliu; Agata Olariu; Ion M. Popescu; Teodor Badica; Marius Calin

doi:10.1117/12.204192

3 March 1995 Microelements in fossil bones and the estimation of age

Calin Besliu, Agata Olariu, Ion M. Popescu, Teodor Badica, Marius Calin

Proceedings Volume 2339, International Conference on Neutrons and Their Applications; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.204192
Event: 4th International Conference on Applications of Nuclear Techniques: Neutrons and their Applications, 1994, Crete, Greece

Abstract

Neutron activation analysis was used to determine microelements in Romanian fossil bones and a correlation was found between some elements and ¹⁴C estimated age of the bones. Fluorine and manganese content in the bone structure increases with the time elapsed, during the fossilization. Uranium, sodium, scandium, iron and zinc have also been determined in fossil bones but a relation with the increasing antiquity of the fossil has not been observed. Measurable concentrations of some elements together with known environmental conditions provide a relative tool of dating of bones beyond 70,000 years radiocarbon limit.

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Calin Besliu, Agata Olariu, Ion M. Popescu, Teodor Badica, and Marius Calin "Microelements in fossil bones and the estimation of age", Proc. SPIE 2339, International Conference on Neutrons and Their Applications, (3 March 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.204192

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