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A Nondestructive Prescreening Method for Bone Collagen Content Using Micro-Computed Tomography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Jennifer A Tripp ,
Maria E Squire ,
Julie Hamilton  and
Robert E M Hedges
Jennifer A Tripp
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Scranton, 800 Linden Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510, USA San Francisco State University, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132, USA. Email: tripp@sfsu.edu
Maria E Squire
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Scranton, 800 Linden Street, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510, USA
Julie Hamilton
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom
Robert E M Hedges
Affiliation:
Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, Dyson Perrins Building, South Parks Road, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3QY, United Kingdom
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Abstract

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Isolation of bone collagen for radiocarbon dating is a labor-intensive and time-consuming process that sometimes results in unacceptably low protein recovery. In preliminary studies reported here, micro-computed tomography (microCT), a nondestructive technique that uses X-rays to produce high-resolution three-dimensional images of mineralized materials such as bone, offers promise as a suitable prescreening option for bones of questionable preservation. We have found that the bone volume fraction calculated by the scanner software correlates well with collagen recovery in 4 analyzed bones from Etton, United Kingdom.

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Type
Bone Dating and Paleodiet Studies
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 52 , Issue 2: 20th Int. Radiocarbon Conference Proceedings , 2010 , pp. 612 - 619
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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