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Table 1 Element concentrations are summarized for six femora, including for each sample maximum and minimum values, arithmetic means, standard deviations (SD), all in µg g−1 and relative standard deviations (RSD) in %

From: Trace element distribution in human cortical bone microstructure: the potential for unravelling diet and social status in archaeological bones

  

Mn

Fe

Cu

Sr

Ba

Pb

Apostle/KLR-11251 (n=166)

Minimum (µg/g)

1.60

12.9

0.841

69.7

1.58

10.9

Maximum (µg/g)

3.12

18.9

7.19

167.0

8.62

90.8

Mean (µg/g)

2.14

14.8

2.11

121.2

3.97

32.6

SD (µg/g)

0.232

0.917

0.871

17.4

0.935

14.5

RSD (%)

0.108

0.0619

0.411

0.143

0.235

0.443

Maiori/KLR-11742 (n=176)

Minimum (µg/g)

6.02

70.8

8.41

24.9

1.04

6.49

Maximum (µg/g)

8.73

97.3

44.9

322

12.9

56.0

Mean (µg/g)

6.57

76.7

17.0

96.0

3.90

20.6

SD (µg/g)

0.41

4.06

5.28

59.8

2.20

9.67

RSD (%)

0.0615

0.0527

0.311

0.622

0.562

0.468

K1256/KLR-10810 (n=181)

Minimum (µg/g)

6.06

31.1

4.71

72.9

3.20

4.14

Maximum (µg/g)

7.43

39.6

32.3

854

16.7

16.6

Mean (µg/g)

6.54

35.3

10.9

299

7.78

7.34

SD (µg/g)

0.31

1.32

3.99

134

2.36

1.93

RSD (%)

0.0471

0.0373

0.365

0.446

0.303

0.262

K1029/KLR-10831 (n=116)

Minimum (µg/g)

386

346

7.61

52.8

4.23

13.5

Maximum (µg/g)

7245

487

60.7

708

51.3

213

Mean (µg/g)

1230

404

21.8

303

22.7

52.7

SD (µg/g)

1194

19.6

10.1

178

12.5

32.5

RSD (%)

0.966

0.0483

0.461

0.586

0.551

0.613

810C27/KLR-7292 (n=96)

Minimum (µg/g)

37.1

407

5.62

160

11.0

3.47

Maximum (µg/g)

41.0

479

28.8

561

44.8

13.0

Mean (µg/g)

38.8

434

11.0

343

22.7

5.83

SD (µg/g)

0.753

13.6

4.08

81.8

5.28

1.45

RSD (%)

0.0193

0.0312

0.371

0.237

0.231

0.247

X1050/KLR-11500 (n=154)

Minimum (µg/g)

17.1

64.5

1.50

58.7

2.33

0.503

Maximum (µg/g)

87.8

213

5.26

299

9.40

2.06

Mean (µg/g)

29.8

81.6

2.81

158

5.12

0.786

SD (µg/g)

13.1

13.6

0.636

56.7

1.62

0.221

RSD (%)

0.440

0.166

0.225

0.358

0.315

0.280

  1. Singular outliers have been omitted in this calculation