Transformations of crystallographic phases in burned bones and teeth

Giampaolo Piga, David Goncalves, T. J. U. Thompson, Calil Makhoul, Ana Amarante, Stefano Enzo

Abstract

We have applied spectroscopic and physicochemical techniques to the osteometric study of four human skeletons and teeth, all the biomaterials experimentally burned in a furnace at 1100° C. This is an innovative way of tracking heat-induced changes in human bone, in terms of physico-chemical properties related with structure, which is expected to impact in forensic, bioanthropological and archaeological contexts.

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