title: Lead in the bones of prehistoric lead-glaze potters.
abstract: In 1932 Haury described lead-glaze pottery from the Southwest. In view of his report, it appeared desirable to find out whether the makers of such pottery suffered from lead poisoning. A series of 46 bone specimens from Kinishba, where lead-glaze pottery was made, and a control series of 33 specimens from Point of Pines, where such pottery is not known to have been made, were screened by X-ray and by X-ray diffraction. The 11 most promising specimens were then analyzed by atomic absorbtion spectrophotometry. Lead was found in quantities believed to be below the toxic range; concentrations in the control series from Point of Pines were, with few exceptions, higher than in the experimental series from Kinishba.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Jarcho
mesh_terms: D000885:Anthropology, Physical / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D001106:Archaeology / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology; D006666:History of Medicine; D049690:History, Ancient; D018594:Human Body; D007854:Lead / Q000266:history; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D011859:Radiography / Q000266:history; D015206:Southwestern United States / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D007854:Lead