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  • P-ISSN1225-0163
  • E-ISSN2288-8985
  • SCOPUS, ESCI, KCI

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  • P-ISSN 1225-0163
  • E-ISSN 2288-8985

The application of a chemical assessment of archaeological animal bone by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction

Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
2014, v.27 no.6, pp.300-307
https://doi.org/10.5806/AST.2014.27.5.300





Abstract

For the application of chemical assessment standards by the extent of diagenetic alteration, weinvestigated three archaeological animal bones and a modern animal bone using Fourier transform infraredattenuatedtotal reflection (FTIR-ATR) spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. The calculating resultsof crystallinity index (CI), carbonate-to-phosphate (C/P) and carbonate-to-carbonate (C/C) using FTIR-ATRspectra showed differences CI and C/P according to the preservative condition of animal bones. By comparisonof the crystallinity contents using XRD patterns, the states of animal bones were distinguished to the rangeof 30°-35°. As results of FTIR-ATR and XRD analysis, it is suggested that Mongolian large mammals bonepresents the best preservative condition, and cattle bone from Naju site, and Haman site followed. In addition,those were correlated with the results of histological index. The results suggested that the chemical assessmentstandards may contribute to application of predictions of the states of animal bones discovered from Korea.

keywords
diagenesis, hydroxyapatite, crystallinity index, C/P, C/C

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