Bone lead in the prehistoric population of gran canaria

Título:	Bone lead in the prehistoric population of gran canaria
Autores/as:	Gonzalez-Reimers, E. Arnay-De-La-Rosa, M. Velasco Vázquez, Francisco Javier Galindo-Martin, L. Delgado-Ureta, E. Santolaria-Fernandez, F.
Clasificación UNESCO:	51 Antropología 32 Ciencias médicas 550501 Arqueología
Palabras clave:	No disponible.
Fecha de publicación:	1999
Editor/a:	1042-0533
Publicación seriada:	American Journal of Human Biology
Resumen:	The present study determined the lead concentration in bone tissue from 40 prehistoric individuals of Gran Canaria, and in a sample of 19 modern day residents of the Canary Islands. Higher bone lead values were observed in the modern sample (18.65 +/- 12.13 &mgr;g/g dry bone tissue) than in the ancient sample (4.41 +/- 3.45 &mgr;g/g dry bone tissue, P < 0.001). Older individuals showed higher bone lead values than younger individuals, but only in the modern group. The correlation between age and bone lead approached statistical significance (P = 0.058). Low bone lead observed in the prehistoric sample suggests a low lead exposure in prehispanic times in Gran Canaria. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 11:405-410, 1999. Copyright 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10553/52310
ISSN:	1042-0533
DOI:	10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1999)11:3<405::AID-AJHB11>3.0.CO;2-9
Fuente:	American Journal of Human Biology[ISSN 1042-0533],v. 11, p. 405-410
Colección:	Artículos

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