DOI Kapitel:
Aufsätze
DOI Artikel:Granite, Guinevere; Bauerochse, Andreas: Analysis of the "Girl from the Uchter Moor" using portable x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.68699#0139
„Moora“ - Das Mädchen aus dem Uchter Moor II (MAN 47, 2015, 135 - 147)
135
Analysis of the “Girl from the Uchter Moor” using
Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Guinevere Granite, Andreas Bauerochse
Abstract Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF's) was applied to the skeletal remains of 13 bog bodies and their
bog burial.environments. The objective was to create a better understanding of Northern European bog environmental Che-
mistry and its diagenetic effects on interred bog bodies, determine bog body geographic disparity and/or origin, and identify
if post-discovery preservation procedures were applied to the bog body remains. This article summarizes the portable XRF 's
findings forthe “Girl from the Uchter Moor". The elements analyzed include Bromine, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum,
Lead, Rubidium, Strontium, Zinc, and Zirconium.
Keywords “Girl from the Uchter Moor”, bog bodies, portable XRFspectroscopy, elemental analysis, diagenesis, post-discovery
preservation procedures
Untersuchungen am „Mädchen aus dem Uchter Moor“ mittels portabler Röntgenfloureszenzspektroskopie
Zusammenfassung Bei der Untersuchung von 13 Moorleichen aus Nordeuropa wurde die mobile Röntgenfioureszenzspek-
troskopie (XRF's) eingesetzt; darunter auch bei den Untersuchungen an der Moorleiche aus dem Uchter Moor. Messungen
wurden sowohl an den Skelettresten als auch den Torfen im Umfeld des Fundortes durchgeführt. Ziel war es, ein besseres
Verständnis der Auswirkungen des einlagernden Milieus auf die Knochen sowie zur Herkunft des Mädchens und konservato-
rischen Maßnahmen zu Erlangen. Gemessen wurden die Gehalte an Brom, Kupfer, Eisen, Mangnesium, Molybdän, Blei, Rubi-
dium, Strontium, Zink und Zirkonium. Der Artikel fasst die Ergebnisse der Messungen zusammen.
Schlüsselwörter „Mädchen aus dem Uchter Moor“, Moorleichen, mobile XRF Spektroskopie, Eiementanalyse, Konservierung
Introduction
Application of X-Ray Fluorescence
Spectroscopy to Bog Bodies
X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF's) is a cate-
gorizing term for several forms of spectroscopic
techniques that help to determine and quantify the
elemental composition of samples by using X-ray
excitation. With the advantage of portability through
use of a handheld unit, portable XRF's provides a
non-destructive testing method that öfters objective,
laboratory grade, presumptive analyses on on-site
testing samples, such as metal alloys, mineral depo-
sits, soil samples, and bone (Arai 2006; Billets 2006;
Granite & Bauerochse 2010, 2011; Bonizzoni et
al. 2011; Kenna et al. 2011; Polikreti et al. 2011).
One can apply portable XRF's to the analysis of
bog body remains in several ways. It can provide
Information about the diagenetic effects of the bog
burial environment on the interred bog body. Porta-
ble XRF's can also help to determine the geographic
origin and/or disparity in environmental habitation
of bog bodies early and late in life. In addition, porta-
ble XRF's can allow one to identify whether housing
curators and staff applied post-discovery preserva-
tion procedures to bog bodies, and to what extent
such preservation has affected the bog body remains.
This research focused on the application of portable
XRF's to both the skeletal remains and the surroun-
135
Analysis of the “Girl from the Uchter Moor” using
Portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Guinevere Granite, Andreas Bauerochse
Abstract Portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF's) was applied to the skeletal remains of 13 bog bodies and their
bog burial.environments. The objective was to create a better understanding of Northern European bog environmental Che-
mistry and its diagenetic effects on interred bog bodies, determine bog body geographic disparity and/or origin, and identify
if post-discovery preservation procedures were applied to the bog body remains. This article summarizes the portable XRF 's
findings forthe “Girl from the Uchter Moor". The elements analyzed include Bromine, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum,
Lead, Rubidium, Strontium, Zinc, and Zirconium.
Keywords “Girl from the Uchter Moor”, bog bodies, portable XRFspectroscopy, elemental analysis, diagenesis, post-discovery
preservation procedures
Untersuchungen am „Mädchen aus dem Uchter Moor“ mittels portabler Röntgenfloureszenzspektroskopie
Zusammenfassung Bei der Untersuchung von 13 Moorleichen aus Nordeuropa wurde die mobile Röntgenfioureszenzspek-
troskopie (XRF's) eingesetzt; darunter auch bei den Untersuchungen an der Moorleiche aus dem Uchter Moor. Messungen
wurden sowohl an den Skelettresten als auch den Torfen im Umfeld des Fundortes durchgeführt. Ziel war es, ein besseres
Verständnis der Auswirkungen des einlagernden Milieus auf die Knochen sowie zur Herkunft des Mädchens und konservato-
rischen Maßnahmen zu Erlangen. Gemessen wurden die Gehalte an Brom, Kupfer, Eisen, Mangnesium, Molybdän, Blei, Rubi-
dium, Strontium, Zink und Zirkonium. Der Artikel fasst die Ergebnisse der Messungen zusammen.
Schlüsselwörter „Mädchen aus dem Uchter Moor“, Moorleichen, mobile XRF Spektroskopie, Eiementanalyse, Konservierung
Introduction
Application of X-Ray Fluorescence
Spectroscopy to Bog Bodies
X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF's) is a cate-
gorizing term for several forms of spectroscopic
techniques that help to determine and quantify the
elemental composition of samples by using X-ray
excitation. With the advantage of portability through
use of a handheld unit, portable XRF's provides a
non-destructive testing method that öfters objective,
laboratory grade, presumptive analyses on on-site
testing samples, such as metal alloys, mineral depo-
sits, soil samples, and bone (Arai 2006; Billets 2006;
Granite & Bauerochse 2010, 2011; Bonizzoni et
al. 2011; Kenna et al. 2011; Polikreti et al. 2011).
One can apply portable XRF's to the analysis of
bog body remains in several ways. It can provide
Information about the diagenetic effects of the bog
burial environment on the interred bog body. Porta-
ble XRF's can also help to determine the geographic
origin and/or disparity in environmental habitation
of bog bodies early and late in life. In addition, porta-
ble XRF's can allow one to identify whether housing
curators and staff applied post-discovery preserva-
tion procedures to bog bodies, and to what extent
such preservation has affected the bog body remains.
This research focused on the application of portable
XRF's to both the skeletal remains and the surroun-