SEM-EDX micro-analysis and FTIR infrared microscopy by ATR of a bladder stone from the IIIth millennium BC from the B1S passage-grave of the necropolis in Chenon (Charente, France)
Here is a case of bladder stone of average size dated to the Late Neolithic period, found in the multiple burial of the B1S passage-grave in Chenon (Charente, France). Chemical analysis showed a mixed composition. The core, intermediate and surface envelopes consist in calcium phosphate apatite asso...
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description | Here is a case of bladder stone of average size dated to the Late Neolithic period, found in the multiple burial of the B1S passage-grave in Chenon (Charente, France). Chemical analysis showed a mixed composition. The core, intermediate and surface envelopes consist in calcium phosphate apatite associated with whitlockite and amorphous carbonated calcium phosphate, all clarified by Fourier Transform InfraRed spectroscopy. Calcium phosphatic stones are characteristic of communities, such as those of the Neolithic period, where the diet was rich in cereal carbohydrates and poor in animal proteins. The excavation of such extra-skeletal objects is an event that is particularly interesting as it provides documents on the history of diseases and diets in ancient populations. The complete set of data suggests that this bladder stone was formed during a urinary tract infection with a germ possessing a very active urease. |
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spelling | doaj.art-e6f4d380a90941f9a9a2bf7c75be98ce2023-10-24T14:23:18ZengAcadémie des sciencesComptes Rendus. Chimie1878-15432022-01-0125S143144410.5802/crchim.14310.5802/crchim.143SEM-EDX micro-analysis and FTIR infrared microscopy by ATR of a bladder stone from the IIIth millennium BC from the B1S passage-grave of the necropolis in Chenon (Charente, France)Colmont, Gérard R.0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8028-0636Bazin, Dominique1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5112-9061Daudon, Michel2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9844-9823Honorary Professor of Biology, PhD of Archaeology from EHESS, Paris, FranceUniversité Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut de Chimie Physique, 91405, Orsay, FranceLaboratory of Physiology and INSERM Unit UMRS 1155, Tenon Hospital, Paris, FranceHere is a case of bladder stone of average size dated to the Late Neolithic period, found in the multiple burial of the B1S passage-grave in Chenon (Charente, France). Chemical analysis showed a mixed composition. The core, intermediate and surface envelopes consist in calcium phosphate apatite associated with whitlockite and amorphous carbonated calcium phosphate, all clarified by Fourier Transform InfraRed spectroscopy. Calcium phosphatic stones are characteristic of communities, such as those of the Neolithic period, where the diet was rich in cereal carbohydrates and poor in animal proteins. The excavation of such extra-skeletal objects is an event that is particularly interesting as it provides documents on the history of diseases and diets in ancient populations. The complete set of data suggests that this bladder stone was formed during a urinary tract infection with a germ possessing a very active urease.https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/chimie/articles/10.5802/crchim.143/Infectious stoneCarbapatiteWhitlockiteAmorphous carbonated calcium phosphateFTIR spectroscopyMicrochemical analysisUrease |
spellingShingle | Colmont, Gérard R. Bazin, Dominique Daudon, Michel SEM-EDX micro-analysis and FTIR infrared microscopy by ATR of a bladder stone from the IIIth millennium BC from the B1S passage-grave of the necropolis in Chenon (Charente, France) Comptes Rendus. Chimie Infectious stone Carbapatite Whitlockite Amorphous carbonated calcium phosphate FTIR spectroscopy Microchemical analysis Urease |
title | SEM-EDX micro-analysis and FTIR infrared microscopy by ATR of a bladder stone from the IIIth millennium BC from the B1S passage-grave of the necropolis in Chenon (Charente, France) |
title_full | SEM-EDX micro-analysis and FTIR infrared microscopy by ATR of a bladder stone from the IIIth millennium BC from the B1S passage-grave of the necropolis in Chenon (Charente, France) |
title_fullStr | SEM-EDX micro-analysis and FTIR infrared microscopy by ATR of a bladder stone from the IIIth millennium BC from the B1S passage-grave of the necropolis in Chenon (Charente, France) |
title_full_unstemmed | SEM-EDX micro-analysis and FTIR infrared microscopy by ATR of a bladder stone from the IIIth millennium BC from the B1S passage-grave of the necropolis in Chenon (Charente, France) |
title_short | SEM-EDX micro-analysis and FTIR infrared microscopy by ATR of a bladder stone from the IIIth millennium BC from the B1S passage-grave of the necropolis in Chenon (Charente, France) |
title_sort | sem edx micro analysis and ftir infrared microscopy by atr of a bladder stone from the iiith millennium bc from the b1s passage grave of the necropolis in chenon charente france |
topic | Infectious stone Carbapatite Whitlockite Amorphous carbonated calcium phosphate FTIR spectroscopy Microchemical analysis Urease |
url | https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/chimie/articles/10.5802/crchim.143/ |
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