Characterization of cultural remains associated to a human skeleton found at the site HMS swift (1770)

Different types of materials found in association with a human skeleton found in an 18th century shipwreck in Patagonia (Argentina) were analyzed by means of OM, SEM-EDX, HPLC, and chemical analysis. Alizarin and purpurin, the main anthraquinones of the dye plant Rubia tinctorum L. (madder) were identified as the coloring matter of a red fabric attached to the skeleton. Metallographic and chemical analysis of one of the dome-shaped buttons associated to the human bones revealed that it was composed of a Pb-Sn-Cu alloy known as pewter. The results obtained support the hypothesis that the remains originally were part of a private marine uniform.

Palabras clave: HMS SWIFT , HPLC-DAD , MADDER , PEWTER , SEM-EDX , UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/190277

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022286010002760

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2010.03.049

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Articulos(SEDE CENTRAL)
Articulos de SEDE CENTRAL

Articulos(UMYMFOR)
Articulos de UNID.MICROANAL.Y MET.FISICOS EN QUIM.ORG.(I)

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Maier, Marta Silvia; Gómez Romero, Blanca Andreina; Parera, Sara D.; Elkin, Dolores Carolina; de Rosa, Horacio Manuel; et al.; Characterization of cultural remains associated to a human skeleton found at the site HMS swift (1770); Elsevier Science; Journal of Molecular Structure; 978; 1-3; 8-2010; 191-194

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