Forensic Medicine: Age Written in Teeth by Nuclear Bomb Tests
Journal Article
·
· Nature
OSTI ID:877845
Establishing the age of individuals is an important step in identification and a frequent challenge in forensic medicine. This can be done with high precision up to adolescence by analysis of dentition, but establishing the age of adults has remained difficult. Here we show that measuring {sup 14}C from nuclear bomb tests in tooth enamel provides a sensitive way to establish when a person was born.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 877845
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JRNL-212090; TRN: US0601714
- Journal Information:
- Nature, Vol. 437
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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