ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2009
Assignment of unknown persons to their geographical origin by determination of stable isotopes in hair samples.
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- Dietary heterogeneity among Western industrialized countries reflected in the stable isotope ratios of human hair.PloS one · 2012Article
- Multi-element stable isotope analysis of H, C, N and S in hair and nails of contemporary human remains.International journal of legal medicine · 2011Article
- Analysis of 14C and 13C in teeth provides precise birth dating and clues to geographical origin.Forensic science international · 2011Article
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Abstract
Analysing the isotope ratio of light elements in human tissue of an unknown person helps to reconstruct the life history with regard to geographical origin and/or typical food supply. In this study the isotope ratios of the bio-elements in hair samples of 111 persons from 13 different countries all over the world were measured with the aim of provenance determination. The results indicated that individuals from Costa Rica and Brazil can be differentiated from typical European individuals by delta(13)C, Australians by delta(34)S and delta(2)H in hair samples. The combination and evaluation of the data by multivariate statistical analysis considerably improved origin assignment. Investigation of hair samples from a number of individuals from one particular region (southern Germany) yielded remarkable variation of isotopic values indicating different nutritional habits. The possibilities and limitations of this method in its current state are demonstrated and discussed.
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