Reconstructing seasonality using δ¹⁸O in incremental layers of human enamel : a test of the analytical protocol developed for SHRIMP IIe/MC ion microprobe

• Autorzy: Krzemińska E. , Sołtysiak A. , Czupyt Z. J.

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DOI

10.7306/gq.1354

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A number of recent studies dealing with palaeoclimate and environmental reconstruction include the measurement of oxygen isotope composition of mammalian teeth. Some of them analyse a temporal sequence of the changes recorded in bioapatite from enamel layers representing the whole period of tooth development. Enamel samples display large intra-tooth δ¹⁸O variations that may reflect a seasonal fluctuation in the δ¹⁸O of local palaeoclimate parameters. The present paper provides an effective analytical protocol for sequential δ¹⁸O analysis of human teeth using SHRIMP IIe/MC ion microprobe. It is possible to follow the inner enamel layer along enamel-dentine junction on a high spatial scale in a range about 0.02 mm of spot diameter and 0.12–0.14 mm of the distance between spots. Using the methodology described herein, we can achieve an external precision for δ¹⁸O analysis <0.2‰ (1σ). The number of 60 to 90 single analyses covering the enamel layer between the incisal and apical ends is enough to obtain temporal resolution of less than one month and to document precisely seasonal fluctuation caused by local environmental and climate factors. The methodology of δ¹⁸O in situ measurements has been tested on human teeth from Tell Majnuna, a 4th millennium BCE cemetery in Northern Mesopotamia, which is a relatively arid area with high seasonal differences in precipitation and temperature. Observed pattern of δ¹⁸O variations is consistent with expected seasonal fluctuations, although the overall effect is blurred by some inertia in the enamel maturation.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

palaeoclimate; bioapatite; human teeth; sequential microsampling; Middle East; Mesopotamia

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Geological Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 61, No. 2
• Strony: 370--383
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 83 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Krzemińska E.

• Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute, Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa, Poland

autor

Sołtysiak A.

• University of Warsaw, Institute of Archaeology, Department of Bioarchaeology, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

autor

Czupyt Z. J.

• Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute, Rakowiecka 4, 00-975 Warszawa, Poland

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Opracowanie ze środków MNiSW w ramach umowy 812/P-DUN/2016 na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (zadania 2017).