| Autor: |
Polosmak, N. V., Trunova, V. A. |
| Zdroj: |
Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia (Springer Science & Business Media B.V.); 2004, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p73-80, 8p, 4 Charts, 2 Graphs |
| Abstrakt: |
The article analyzes the Pazyryk hair and nail cuttings found in the ancient burials on the Ukok Plateau in Russia. It is believed that it was sufficient to acquire either the hair or nails of a person to gain power over his/her soul and influence his/her life. However, belief in immortality and afterlife obliged people to preserve the body and its parts. The results show that Pazyryk people often experienced copper poisoning and that their hair had higher concentration of many microelements, which include zinc, gallium, and lead, than that of modern people. Tables of the analysis, including microelement composition of human hair and nails, and horse tail hair, are also presented. |
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Complementary Index |
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