Was He Murdered or Was He Not?-Part II: Multi-Elemental Analyses of Hair and Bone Samples from Tycho Brahe and Histopathology of His Bones

J. Kučera; K. L. Rasmussen; J. Kameník; M. Kubešová; Lilian Skytte; C. Povýšil; V. Karpenko; V. Havránek; P. Velemínský; N. Lynnerup; Jaroslav  Brůžek; J. Smolík; Jens Vellev

doi:10.1111/arcm.12284

Was He Murdered or Was He Not?-Part II: Multi-Elemental Analyses of Hair and Bone Samples from Tycho Brahe and Histopathology of His Bones

J. Kučera, K. L. Rasmussen^*, J. Kameník, M. Kubešová, Lilian Skytte, C. Povýšil, V. Karpenko, V. Havránek, P. Velemínský, N. Lynnerup, Jaroslav Brůžek, J. Smolík, Jens Vellev

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Abstract

Hair and bone samples procured from the remains of Tycho Brahe were analysed by several analytical techniques. In segmented hair samples, concentrations of Fe, As, Ag and Au at the tips exceeded values for the contemporary population; however, they decreased towards the hair bulbs, similarly to Hg, indicating that recent exposure that was discontinued ~2months prior to Brahe's death. Several other elements did not follow this pattern. Analyses of bones revealed signs of long-term exposure to Au, while many other elements were within expected ranges. Histopathological examination of bone sections yielded no signs of severe bone metabolic disorders.

Original language	English
Journal	Archaeometry
Volume	59
Issue number	5
Pages (from-to)	918–933
ISSN	0003-813X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12284
Publication status	Published - Oct 2017

Keywords

Bone histopathology
Bones
Hair
Time trends
Trace elemental analysis
Tycho Brahe

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Kučera, J., Rasmussen, K. L., Kameník, J., Kubešová, M., Skytte, L., Povýšil, C., Karpenko, V., Havránek, V., Velemínský, P., Lynnerup, N., Brůžek, J., Smolík, J., & Vellev, J. (2017). Was He Murdered or Was He Not?-Part II: Multi-Elemental Analyses of Hair and Bone Samples from Tycho Brahe and Histopathology of His Bones. Archaeometry, 59(5), 918–933. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12284

Kučera, J, Rasmussen, KL, Kameník, J, Kubešová, M, Skytte, L, Povýšil, C, Karpenko, V, Havránek, V, Velemínský, P, Lynnerup, N, Brůžek, J, Smolík, J & Vellev, J 2017, 'Was He Murdered or Was He Not?-Part II: Multi-Elemental Analyses of Hair and Bone Samples from Tycho Brahe and Histopathology of His Bones', Archaeometry, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 918–933. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12284

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