Table 3 Quantitative analysis results of elements in light pink human bone samples (wt%)

From: Preliminary analysis on the cause of the pale pink colouration of human bones from Baoji archaeological sites by stimulated Raman scattering imaging

Sample

Colour

Source

O

Na

Mg

Al

Si

P

Ca

Fe

1-1

Pale pink

Chejiasi Cemetrey

39.96

0.42

0.19

0.16

0.71

17.37

40.57

0.17

1-2

40.00

0.52

0.27

0.71

1.87

16.95

38.87

0.23

1-3

40.14

0.36

0.20

0.21

0.33

17.81

40.78

0.17

1-4

39.87

0.33

0.17

0.41

0.87

16.84

41.33

0.17

1-5

39.66

0.96

0.48

0.40

1.15

16.24

40.83

0.28

2-1

Fengxiang

39.85

8.06

1.34

0.95

2.27

15.48

31.67

0.39

2-2

40.31

0.13

/

0.12

1.06

17.24

40.72

0.52

CJS-1

Ordinary white

Chejiasi Cemetrey

32.91

0.03

0.02

0.01

0.03

6.84

60.12

0.03

CJS-2

29.94

0.05

0.26

0.02

0.02

2.12

67.58

0.01

CJS-3

40.90

0.49

0.17

0.03

0.03

19.34

39.03

0.01

CJS-4

32.03

0.21

0.20

0.02

0.03

5.41

62.10

/

CJS-5

40.25

0.24

0.11

0.01

0.08

18.29

41.03

/

CJS-6

40.58

0.73

0.32

/

0.10

18.78

39.42

0.07

CJS-7

34.48

0.01

0.04

0.06

0.18

9.14

56.09

/

CJS-8

35.98

/

0.07

0.02

0.01

11.66

52.18

0.08

CJS-9

39.57

0.28

0.07

/

0.14

17.20

42.73

/

CJS-10

40.71

0.42

0.08

0.08

0.05

19.02

39.64

/

FX-1

Fengxiang

39.92

0.43

0.15

0.06

0.08

17.76

41.56

0.04

FX-2

40.35

0.24

0.14

0.06

0.03

18.45

40.73

/

FX-3

40.34

0.24

0.14

0.05

0.04

18.44

40.74

/

FX-4

40.84

0.56

0.18

/

0.04

19.26

39.07

0.05

FX-5

41.32

1.01

0.30

0.10

0.18

19.82

37.25

0.03

FX-6

39.53

0.27

0.12

0.15

0.19

17.00

42.64

0.09

FX-7

41.07

0.54

0.13

0.03

0.04

19.61

38.59

/

FX-8

41.09

0.71

0.24

0.17

0.18

19.44

38.15

0.03

FX-9

41.06

0.74

0.24

0.17

0.17

19.40

38.20

0.03

FX-10

39.33

0.40

0.09

0.10

0.14

16.76

43.11

0.07

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