Advanced analysis of hair from Kwaday Dan Ts'inchi
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2001
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Martin, R.
Biesinger, M.
Skinner, W.M.
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Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, 2001; 46(3):108-110
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This work presents the preliminary results from analysis of hair samples from the 550-year-old remains of a First-Nations individual (Kwaday Dan Ts'inchi) discovered in a British Columbia glacier. Advanced analytical techniques, including X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) show that the hair is reduced in sulphur relative to modern hair and is in the early stages of fossilization.
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