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Title: Elemental concentrations in bones from an ancient Egyptian mummy and from a recent man

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OSTI ID:5381680

Differences in elemental concentrations in bones taken from an ancient Egyptian mummy and a contemporary man were investigated by using proton induced x-ray emission (PIXE) in combination with Rutherford backscattering (RBS). Remarkable differences were noticed in the Fe/Ca and Pb/Ca relative concentrations, which were consistently higher in the contemporary man. 5 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); Utah Univ., Salt Lake City (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5381680
Report Number(s):
BNL-38357; CONF-8606181-2; ON: DE86014127
Resource Relation:
Conference: 4. international conference on particle induced X-ray emission and its analytical applications, Tallahassee, FL, USA, 9 Jun 1986
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English