The Oxygen Isotopic Composition of Tooth Enamel Carbonate: A Review of Measurement Methods & Forensic Applications

DL Johnson, TH Chau, LA Chesson - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Oxygen isotopes in tooth enamel carbonate are commonly measured in studies of ecology,
paleoclimate, and provenance; however, methods for sample pretreatment and mass …

Application of FTIR spectroscopy to infer ante-and post-mortem changes in archaeological human bone

M Colmenares-Prado, AM Cortizas… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Several studies have used Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) to assess
chemical and structural changes caused by diagenesis in archaeological human bone …

A fresh perspective on infrared spectroscopy as a prescreening method for molecular and stable isotopes analyses on ancient human bones

C Scaggion, M Marinato, G Dal Sasso, L Nodari… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Following the development of modern genome sequencing technologies, the investigation
of museum osteological finds is increasingly informative and popular. Viable protocols to …

Comparison of heavy metals concentrations in toothpaste using atomic absorption analysis and laser-induced breakdown

R Nader, HJ Mohamad, MJ Zoory - Journal of Optics, 2024 - Springer
Human health is a priority for researchers to investigate especially a toothpaste which is
used daily with different types of quality. Two samples of low-quality (S1) high-quality (S2) …

Examining the effect of post-depositional processes on the preservation and identification of stone tool residues from temperate environments: An experimental …

D Cnuts, V Rots - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Studying taphonomy is crucial for understanding how post-depositional processes impact
archaeological remains. This knowledge is pivotal for accurately interpreting the …

Ancient and modern bone diagnosis: Towards a better understanding of chemical and structural feature alterations

MAH Al-Akhras, MA Alebrahim, ASB Rajjash… - … Acta Part A: Molecular …, 2025 - Elsevier
Chemical and structural alterations hold great importance in the field of diagenesis.
Attenuated Total Reflectance− Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) is a …

[HTML][HTML] Unveiling intra-skeletal variability in mature and immature human skeletal remains via ATR-FTIR spectroscopy

T Leskovar, I Jerman, IZ Pajnič - Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2024 - Elsevier
Molecular characteristics of skeletal remains were studied utilizing ATR-FTIR spectroscopy,
focusing on comparisons between mature adult and immature non-adult skeletal elements …

Changes in the structure of hard tissues of the lower third molars at different stages of eruption according to IR spectroscopy data

AS Korshunov, VD Vagner, KN Kuryatnikov… - Vibrational …, 2024 - Elsevier
The structure of the hard tissues of the lower third molars (enamel, dentin, enamel-dentin
junction) at different stages of eruption in the presence/absence of connective tissue …

[HTML][HTML] Physicochemical analysis of Catonyx cuvieri (Mammalia, Xenarthra) remains from the Pleistocene of Paraguay

B Sanabria, CF Colman, C Aquino, ÁR Miño-Boilini… - Results in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The fossil-diagenetic characteristics, such as mineralogical aspects present in the ribs of
Catonyx cuvieri (Lund, 1839)(Mammalia, Xenarthra), were analyzed in this work. These …

A correlative study on the pore structure and water state of ancient decayed ivory from Sanxingdui site

L Jiang, S Xiang, Y Wang, L Jiang, N Wang… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The discovery of a large number of ancient ivory and ivory artifacts in Sanxingdui site has
elevated the importance of ancient ivory relics to the level of exploring the origins of Chinese …