Comparaison des approches histologiques et micro-tomographiques pour l’étude de la diagenèse osseuse
Histology is a conventional but destructive technique for investigating bone diagenesis. Micro-tomography is a non-destructive technique that can also be used to investigate diagenetic alterations. The aim of this study is to evaluate the benefits and limitations of these two methods by analysing bo...
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| author | Lolita Trenchat Nicolas Vanderesse Éric Pubert Yannick Lefrais Katrien Van de Vijver Sacha Kacki Eline M.J. Schotsmans |
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| description | Histology is a conventional but destructive technique for investigating bone diagenesis. Micro-tomography is a non-destructive technique that can also be used to investigate diagenetic alterations. The aim of this study is to evaluate the benefits and limitations of these two methods by analysing bone diagenesis to determine if micro-tomography (non-destructive) can be more beneficial than histology (destructive), and if scoring can be quantified in both methods. Therefore, bone samples from six individuals from the churchyard of St. Anne (1833-1916) in Koekelberg (Belgium) were analysed. Each thin section and scan was qualitatively scored with the Oxford Histological Index and quantitatively assessed through image analysis. The results show that micro-tomography allows assessment of degradation of the scanned bones without destruction. This is impossible with histology where analysis is restricted to a small cross-section. On the other hand, histology brings more detail to the bone microstructure thanks to its finer resolution. Overall, this study demonstrates that both methods provide different but complementary information about bone diagenesis and stresses the importance of using quantifying methods to analyse diagenetic alterations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ff079650b234ca5ba5c592706ce282c2025-01-30T11:27:47ZengSociété d'Anthropologie de ParisBulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris1777-54692024-05-013610.4000/bmsap.14092Comparaison des approches histologiques et micro-tomographiques pour l’étude de la diagenèse osseuseLolita TrenchatNicolas VanderesseÉric PubertYannick LefraisKatrien Van de VijverSacha KackiEline M.J. SchotsmansHistology is a conventional but destructive technique for investigating bone diagenesis. Micro-tomography is a non-destructive technique that can also be used to investigate diagenetic alterations. The aim of this study is to evaluate the benefits and limitations of these two methods by analysing bone diagenesis to determine if micro-tomography (non-destructive) can be more beneficial than histology (destructive), and if scoring can be quantified in both methods. Therefore, bone samples from six individuals from the churchyard of St. Anne (1833-1916) in Koekelberg (Belgium) were analysed. Each thin section and scan was qualitatively scored with the Oxford Histological Index and quantitatively assessed through image analysis. The results show that micro-tomography allows assessment of degradation of the scanned bones without destruction. This is impossible with histology where analysis is restricted to a small cross-section. On the other hand, histology brings more detail to the bone microstructure thanks to its finer resolution. Overall, this study demonstrates that both methods provide different but complementary information about bone diagenesis and stresses the importance of using quantifying methods to analyse diagenetic alterations.https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/14092taphonomybone degradationinvasivequantification19th century |
| spellingShingle | Lolita Trenchat Nicolas Vanderesse Éric Pubert Yannick Lefrais Katrien Van de Vijver Sacha Kacki Eline M.J. Schotsmans Comparaison des approches histologiques et micro-tomographiques pour l’étude de la diagenèse osseuse Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d’Anthropologie de Paris taphonomy bone degradation invasive quantification 19th century |
| title | Comparaison des approches histologiques et micro-tomographiques pour l’étude de la diagenèse osseuse |
| title_full | Comparaison des approches histologiques et micro-tomographiques pour l’étude de la diagenèse osseuse |
| title_fullStr | Comparaison des approches histologiques et micro-tomographiques pour l’étude de la diagenèse osseuse |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparaison des approches histologiques et micro-tomographiques pour l’étude de la diagenèse osseuse |
| title_short | Comparaison des approches histologiques et micro-tomographiques pour l’étude de la diagenèse osseuse |
| title_sort | comparaison des approches histologiques et micro tomographiques pour l etude de la diagenese osseuse |
| topic | taphonomy bone degradation invasive quantification 19th century |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/bmsap/14092 |
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