'Death...more desirable than life'? The human skeletal record and toxicological implications of ancient copper mining and smelting in Wadi Faynan, southwestern Jordan

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dc.contributor.author	Grattan, John
dc.contributor.author	Huxley, S.
dc.contributor.author	Karaki, Lotus
dc.contributor.author	Toland, Harry
dc.contributor.author	Gilbertson, D.
dc.contributor.author	Pyatt, Brian
dc.contributor.author	Al-Saad, Ziad
dc.date.accessioned	2006-08-09T15:12:05Z
dc.date.available	2006-08-09T15:12:05Z
dc.date.issued	2002
dc.identifier.citation	Grattan , J , Huxley , S , Karaki , L , Toland , H , Gilbertson , D , Pyatt , B & Al-Saad , Z 2002 , ' 'Death...more desirable than life'? The human skeletal record and toxicological implications of ancient copper mining and smelting in Wadi Faynan, southwestern Jordan ' Wadi Faynan , pp. 297-307 .	en
dc.identifier.other	PURE: 70338
dc.identifier.other	dspace: 2160/233
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2160/233
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sage/tih	en
dc.description	Grattan, J. Huxley, S. Karaki, L. Toland, H. Gilbertson, D. Pyatt, B. al Saad, Ziad. Death...more desirable than life'? The human skeletal record and toxicological implications of ancient copper mining and smelting in Wadi Faynan, southwestern Jordan. Toxicology and Industrial Health. 2002. 18 pp 297-307	en
dc.description.abstract	Skeletal material from 36 people, dating from the early Christian era, who lived by or worked in the notorious Roman copper mines of Phaeno, were analysed to determine their exposure to copper and lead. We demonstrate that many of the bones analysed had a substantially higher concentration of these cations than modern individuals exposed to metals through industrial processes. Health, toxicological and environmental implications of these data are reviewed.	en
dc.format.extent	11	en
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	Wadi Faynan	en
dc.title	'Death...more desirable than life'? The human skeletal record and toxicological implications of ancient copper mining and smelting in Wadi Faynan, southwestern Jordan	en
dc.type	Text	en
dc.type.publicationtype	Article (Journal)	en
dc.contributor.institution	Registry	en
dc.contributor.institution	Institute of Geography & Earth Sciences	en
dc.contributor.institution	Quaternary Environmental Change Group	en
dc.description.status	Peer reviewed	en