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Journal of Anthropology
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2014
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Article
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Tab 2
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Research Article
The Discolouration of Human Teeth from Archaeological Contexts: Elemental Analysis of a Black Tooth from a Roman Cranium Recovered from the River Witham, Lincoln, UK
Table 2
Elements detected in powdered tooth material by SEM-EDX.
Element
Scan 1 (light tooth material)
Scan 2 (dark tooth material)
Weight%
Atomic%
Weight%
Atomic%
C
16.22
26.03
8.57
15.04
O
44.20
53.26
44.48
58.64
Na
0.34
0.29
0.40
0.37
Mg
0.14
0.11
0.18
0.16
Al
0.06
0.04
0.07
0.06
P
11.69
7.28
13.33
9.08
Cl
0.14
0.07
0.15
0.09
Ca
26.32
12.66
30.60
16.10
Fe
0.30
0.11
0.48
0.18
Cu
0.31
0.09
0.28
0.09
Sn
0.28
0.05
0.46
0.08
Pt
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ā
0.99
0.11