The age of ambergris
| Autor: | Steven J. Rowland, Paul A. Sutton, Timothy D J Knowles |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Carbon Isotopes
Time Factors biology 010405 organic chemistry Sample (material) Organic Chemistry Ambergris Naphthols Plant Science biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Biochemistry Archaeology Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Triterpenes 0104 chemical sciences Analytical Chemistry law.invention 010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistry Geography law Sperm whale Carbon Radioisotopes Radiocarbon dating Chile |
| Zdroj: | Rowland, S J, Sutton, P A & Knowles, T 2018, ' The age of ambergris ', Natural Product Research . https://doi.org/10.1080/14786419.2018.1523163 |
| ISSN: | 1478-6427 1478-6419 |
| Popis: | Ambergris, which is a coprolith originating from the sperm whale, has been found only rarely, but for centuries, as jetsam on beaches all over the world. There are no reliable data indicating how long such samples may have remained at sea, with unsubstantiated accounts suggesting maybe decades. Here, we obtained over forty jetsam samples, many collected on known dates, from mostly known beach locations across the globe. Such an inventory of verified jetsam ambergris is unprecedented. Each sample was characterised by analytical methods such as gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). We then determined the radiocarbon ages of some of the samples by well-described accelerator-MS techniques. Surprisingly, some samples of jetsam have remained in the environment for about a thousand years. |
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