Bones, Antlers, C-14

[Franz Schoenhofer <schoenho@via.at>]

Hi all,

Maybe there is one or more radsafers who can answer one or more of the
following questions:

The age of bones is usually determined by extracting collagen and measuring
the C-14 content by AMS. I wonder whether there is not enough carbonate in
bones to liberate CO2, convert it to benzene and measure it by LSC. 

My questions: What is the calcium-carbonate content of bones? Does anybody
know what it is in antlers (both in spongiosa and compacta)? Has anybody
measured C-14 in recent bones (from the fifties to nowadays)? I hardly dare
to ask whether there is any work known regarding the determination of age
of antlers by C-14. 

Any answers or hints to publications are welcome.

Franz




 
Franz Schoenhofer
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e-mail: schoenho@via.at

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