NDLI: Determination of $^{210}$Pb in human skeletal remains from Morocco: implications for time since death assessment

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Author	Ziad, N. Zarki, R. Benmansour, M. Sayerh, T. Laissaoui, A.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	In forensic contexts, time since death assessment in human skeletal remains is crucial for identification, and both accuracy and reliability are required. In this paper, we present the possibilities and constraints of the use of $^{210}$Pb in dating skeletonized human bones in Morocco. The method was tested on recent as well as archaeological bones of known dates of death. A calibration curve was obtained from the available data in the scientific literature. The $^{210}$Pb initial activity was introduced as an increasing lineal function with time. The $^{210}$Pb dating approach gives promising results only for recent bones. On the contrary, for archaeological bones, the technique has erroneously led to post-mortem intervals in the range of recent bones which constitute a serious limitation of the method. On the other hand, uranium isotopes content in bones is suggested in this work as a possible indicator in placing a studied bone within either a forensic or archaeological context.
Starting Page	315
Ending Page	319
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISSN	02365731
Journal	Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume Number	292
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15882780
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2011-09-11
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	$^{210}$Pb Uranium Human bones Time since death Physical Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons Nuclear Chemistry Diagnostic Radiology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Spectroscopy Pollution Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Analytical Chemistry Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Nuclear Energy and Engineering

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