Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy and archaeology: a preliminary study of human teeth

Howell G.M. Edwards; Dennis W. Farwell; Charlotte A. Roberts; Adrian C. Williams

doi:10.1117/12.166801

31 January 1994 Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy and archaeology: a preliminary study of human teeth

Howell G.M. Edwards, Dennis W. Farwell, Charlotte A. Roberts, Adrian C. Williams

Proceedings Volume 2089, 9th International Conference on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.166801
Event: Fourier Transform Spectroscopy: Ninth International Conference, 1993, Calgary, Canada

Abstract

The FT-Raman spectra of human bones and teeth in archaeological specimens dating to the 4th and 10th centuries AD from Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon burial sites in the U.K. have been recorded successfully using microscopic and remote sensing techniques. The samples exhibit fluorescence ascribed to mineral absorption from the grave soils but, nevertheless, good quality spectra are obtained. The versatility of the technique for non destructive sampling is demonstrated.

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Howell G.M. Edwards, Dennis W. Farwell, Charlotte A. Roberts, and Adrian C. Williams "Fourier transform Raman spectroscopy and archaeology: a preliminary study of human teeth", Proc. SPIE 2089, 9th International Conference on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, (31 January 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.166801

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