Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Estimation of birth year by radiocarbon dating of tooth enamel: Approach to obtaining enamel powder.
Saitoh, Hisako; Moriya, Toru; Takeyama, Mirei; Yusa, Kazuyuki; Sakuma, Ayaka; Chiba, Fumiko; Torimitsu, Suguru; Ishii, Namiko; Sakurada, Koichi; Iino, Mitsuyoshi; Iwase, Hirotaro; Tokanai, Fuyuki.
Afiliação
  • Saitoh H; Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan. Electronic address: hms1466@faculty.chiba-u.jp.
  • Moriya T; Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Yamagata University, 19-5 Kanakame, Kaminoyama, 999-3101, Japan.
  • Takeyama M; Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Yamagata University, 19-5 Kanakame, Kaminoyama, 999-3101, Japan.
  • Yusa K; Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan.
  • Sakuma A; Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan.
  • Chiba F; Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan; Department of Forensic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
  • Torimitsu S; Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan; Department of Forensic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
  • Ishii N; Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan; Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan.
  • Sakurada K; Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8654, Japan.
  • Iino M; Department of Dentistry, Oral and Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan.
  • Iwase H; Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, 260-8670, Japan; Department of Forensic Dentistry, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8510, Japan.
  • Tokanai F; Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry, Yamagata University, 19-5 Kanakame, Kaminoyama, 999-3101, Japan.
J Forensic Leg Med ; 62: 97-102, 2019 Feb.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30731391
ABSTRACT
Atmospheric radiocarbon (14C) levels increased from 1955 to 1963 due to atmospheric nuclear weapon tests, and then decreased. As 14C accumulates in human tooth enamel while the enamel is being formed, 14C can be used to estimate the birth year of unidentified bodies. Measurement results of 14C content in tooth enamel using accelerator mass spectrometry vary depending on the enamel's sample site. To address this problem, a method for equalizing samples using a pulverizer was considered in this study. Regarding the tube and cone used as the pulverizer, (1) a polycarbonate tube and stainless steel cone, (2) a stainless steel tube and cone, and (3) a tungsten carbide tube and cone, were compared. In (1), the modern carbon ratio was approximately half that of the normal ratio of 100 pMC, with which accurate dating was impossible, and in (2), a high background value was obtained for IAEA-C1, which was pulverized using a reusable tube and cone. In (3), the 14C content for IAEA-C1 pulverized using reusable tube and cone, which was washed with quartz sand, was 0.31 ±â€¯0.01 pMC. This result did not show any problems regarding background value. Therefore, the use of tungsten carbide products and washing with quartz sand is recommended for 14C measurement of pulverized teeth.
Assuntos
Palavras-chave
Texto completo
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar no Google

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Determinação da Idade pelos Dentes / Esmalte Dentário / Datação Radiométrica Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article
Texto completo
Imprimir
XML
PubMed Links
Buscar no Google

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Determinação da Idade pelos Dentes / Esmalte Dentário / Datação Radiométrica Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Article