Research Article

Paleodietary Analysis of Human Remains from a Hellenistic-Roman Cemetery at Camihöyük, Turkey

Table 4

Concentrations in µg/g of the metals in human bones and soil according to age groups.

Age groupCu
(mean ± S.D.)
Mg
(mean ± S.D.)
Zn
(mean ± S.D.)
Fe
(mean ± S.D.)
Pb
(mean ± S.D.)
Mo
(mean ± S.D.)
Mn
(mean ± S.D.)
Ni
(mean ± S.D.)

Adult
(n = 19)
1.10 ± 1.5056.01 ± 51.3698.78 ± 35.18247.85 ± 124.803.32 ± 1.762.38 ± 4.552.23 ± 1.323.15 ± 0.74
Children
(n = 3)
0.61 ± 0.2260.22 ± 2.3381.14 ± 23.13225.70 ± 170.662.94 ± 1.988.48 ± 12.172.78 ± 1.513.38 ± 1.46

P value0.1970.8020.3630.6670.7380.3140.4730.599
Soil11.3458.6832.32127809.061.597.07