Journal
ARCHAEOMETRY
Volume 62, Issue 6, Pages 1267-1279Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12590
Keywords
bromine; cementum; marine mammals; human remains; synchrotron radiation; Peru; bioarchaeology
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This study examines the hypothesis that bromine in human skeletal tissue serves as an indicator of marine diet. Synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy of samples from archaeological sites on the Peruvian North Coast showed relative enrichment of bromine in the cementum and osteons. X-ray absorption spectroscopy determined organobromine to be present, suggesting an exclusive association with the organic component. We used skeletal tissue from marine mammals as a proxy for the marine diet. Bromine, when observed in these specimens, was recorded close to the detection limits; therefore, bromine in archaeological skeletal material does not appear to be an indicator of marine diet.
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