Abstract
Infrared spectroscopy (IR) is a powerful tool in archaeology to understand the chemical composition of artifacts. Bone digenesis is the chemical and physical process by which bones degrade over time. Archeologists discovered that archaeological bones from different excavation sites have different states of physical diagenesis, depending on site conditions. Methods are needed to quantify the chemical aspect bone digenesis. We are using fish scales, from South Inlet Park in Florida as a model to test IR spectroscopy as a new method to quantify bone digenesis. In this experiment, we used excavated fish scales and categorized them into three diagenetic categories: pristine, degraded, and very degraded. We cleaned each scale, measured the length and weight, photographed, and then measured each with IR. With data from the IR, we will test if the chemical composition of the scales correlates to the diagenetic categories. Additionally, the chemical composition of the archaeological scales will be compared to modern scales, which will show if there was significant difference in the chemical composition compared to archaeological scales, if they are degrading or fossilizing. If successful, this method can be applied to research on how other types of archaeological bone are impacted by diagenesis.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| State | Published - Apr 19 2024 |
| Event | Lynn University Student Research Symposium - Gordon and Mary Henke Wing | de ho*rnle International Center, Boca Raton, United States Duration: Apr 19 2024 → Apr 19 2024 |
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| Symposium | Lynn University Student Research Symposium |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Boca Raton |
| Period | 4/19/24 → 4/19/24 |
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Manzanares, B., Rosa, I. D. L., Lecher, A. L. (2024). Quantifying Diagenesis of Florida Fish Scales Using IR Spectroscopy. Poster session presented at Lynn University Student Research Symposium, Boca Raton, Florida, United States. http://spiral.lynn.edu/studentpubs/151
Manzanares, Brian ; Rosa, Ivett De La ; Lecher, Alanna L. et al. / Quantifying Diagenesis of Florida Fish Scales Using IR Spectroscopy. Poster session presented at Lynn University Student Research Symposium, Boca Raton, Florida, United States.
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Quantifying Diagenesis of Florida Fish Scales Using IR Spectroscopy. / Manzanares, Brian; Rosa, Ivett De La; Lecher, Alanna L. et al.
2024. Poster session presented at Lynn University Student Research Symposium, Boca Raton, Florida, United States.
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