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The Assessment of Bone Deterioration with Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in a Multidisciplinary Context: The Case of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sedlec, Czechia
Author(s) -
Viani A.,
Mácová P.,
Machová D.,
Čendak T.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
archaeometry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1475-4754
pISSN - 0003-813X
DOI - 10.1111/arcm.12475
Subject(s) - magic angle spinning , context (archaeology) , spectroscopy , nuclear magnetic resonance , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , apatite , mineralogy , chemistry , materials science , physics , archaeology , geography , quantum mechanics
Human remains from the skeletal collection of the UNESCO world heritage site of Sedlec (Czechia) have been investigated with 1 H, 31 P and 13 C magic‐angle‐spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The quantitative description of the component of the phosphorus signal attributed to the external amorphous hydrated layer of the mineral apatite particles is considered a sensitive index of the bone integrity, in general agreement with indicators of decay derived from other analytical techniques. Differences in proton and phosphorus resonances were related to deterioration effects, allowing for the identification of local conditions posing a threat to bone preservation.