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Mesolithic Human Bones from the Upper Volga Basin: Radiocarbon and Trace Elements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

A L Alexandrovskiy ,
E I Alexandrovskaya ,
M I Zhilin  and
J van der Plicht
A L Alexandrovskiy
Affiliation:
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
E I Alexandrovskaya
Affiliation:
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
M I Zhilin
Affiliation:
Institute of Archaeology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
J van der Plicht*
Affiliation:
Center for Isotope Research, Groningen University, Groningen, the Netherlands Faculty of Archaeology, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands
*
Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Human bones from 3 Mesolithic sites in the Upper Volga basin were analyzed for trace elements, and dated by accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The radiocarbon dates of the bones correspond to the Mesolithic era. However, some dates differ from those obtained for the enclosing deposits and for the worked wood fragments in the cultural layer. The elemental composition of the bones is interpreted in terms of increased concentrations of some elements and their impact on human health and behavior.

Type
How Good Are 14C Ages of Bones? Problems and Methods Applied
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , 2009 , pp. 637 - 645
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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