PRELIMINARY SUBMICROSCOPY OF A VERTEBRAL BONE FRAGMENT FROM A BITINIAN TOMB OF 2ND CENTURY BC IN BURSA, WESTERN TURKEY
Abstract
Despite the availability oflarge amount of information on human bones, litle attentionhas been givento the environmental conditions of bone weathering and preservation. Secondary hydroxyapatite (carbonated hydroxyapatiteforprimary bone mineral) as the most well known butintriguing constituent of the bone was determined (SEM) in the pore spaces of a Bitinian (2nd century BC) mans vertebral bone fragment as aggregates together with probable amorphous compounds. Unweathered primary microcrystalline hydroxyapatites of the bone structure were also determined by TEM indicating resistance to weathering. Organic bodiessuch as the True Slime Moulds of the Phylum Myxomycota were observed feeding on hydroxyapatite fragments, and secondary minute hydroxyapatite aggregates forming on unnamed elongated mycelia. All these features add up to manifest the alterations that primarily occur in post mortem soil-less environments of bones more independently and freely than in soil media, without being masked by the numerous processesthe latterwould shelter.
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References
- Brown, P. W. and M. Fulmer, 1996. "The effects of electrolytes on the rates of hydroxyapatite formation at 25 and 38°C", Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 31/3: 395-400.
BATI ANADOLU, BURSA'DA MÖ 2. YÜZYILA TARİHLENEN BİR BİTİNYA MEZARINDA BULUNAN OMURGANIN MİKROSKOP İNCELEME SONUÇLARININ İLK DEĞERLENDİRMESİ
Abstract
İnsan kemikleri hakkında çok fazla bilgi olmasına karşın, kemiklerin ayrışması ve korunmasında çevre koşullarının etkisi
üzerine yapılan çalışmalar kısıtlıdır. İkincil hidroksiapatit ve amorf bileşenleri çalışmada örnek olarak kullanılan Bitinya
bölgesindeki bir insanının (MO 2. yüzyıl) vertablea kemik parçalarında gözenek boşluklarıyla birlikte taramalı electron
mikroskobu (SEM) ile belirlendi. Kemik yapısında ayrışmamış birincil mikrokristalin hidroksiapatitler, geçirimli elektron
mikroskobu (TEM) ile saptanmıştır. Phylum Myxomycota-True Slime Mould'ları gibi organik canlıların, hidroksiapatit
mineral parçacıklarının üzerinde beslendiği gözlemlendi. Çalışmanın bulgularında saptanan tüm bu görünümler,
topraklı ortamlardan farklı olarak ölüm sonrası topraksız ortamlarda daha belirgin bir biçimde ortaya çıkmışlardı.
Keywords
References
- Brown, P. W. and M. Fulmer, 1996. "The effects of electrolytes on the rates of hydroxyapatite formation at 25 and 38°C", Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 31/3: 395-400.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Archaeological Science, Archaeology of Europe, The Mediterranean and The Levant, Hellenistic Period Archeology, Archeology of Turks, Greek and Roman Period Archeology |
| Journal Section | Research Articles |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | August 10, 2011 |
| Submission Date | February 20, 2011 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2011 Issue: 14 |
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Vedat Dalokay Caddesi No: 112 Çankaya 06670 ANKARA
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