BACTOCHEM

Talpiot tomb ossuaries

Si

Al

Fe

K

Na

Ca

Mg

Ti

P

Ba

Co

Cr

Cu

Mn

Ni

Pb

Sr

Zn

Sample

Oss. no.

Inscription- location

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

ppm

%

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

ppm

AS 2c

80 - 503

Yeshua bar Yehosef

5.4

2.4

1.74

0.59

0.2

24.3

0.72

1005

0.32

130

7.7

74.9

34.9

206

33

16.4

340

129

AS 3c

80 - 504

Yoseh

4.6

1.53

1.2

0.6

0.21

23.1

0.49

1380

0.17

143

7.4

56

26

223

25

7.9

1180

114

AS 4c

80 - 502

Matyah (Matytyahu)

6.1

2.5

1.85

0.56

0.1

24.5

0.76

661

0.24

115

7.4

87.7

36.5

228

42.5

6.9

359

143

AS 5c

80 - 500

Mariamene Mara

6.34

2.8

2

0.67

0.16

25.1

0.8

956

0.21

143

8.5

88

30

244

40.6

8.2

332

143

AS 8c

80 - 508

no inscription

7.5

2.6

1.8

0.72

0.183

22.1

0.78

946

0.19

172

8.4

79.5

28

241

40

7.9

325

135

AS 20c

80 - 501

Yehuda bar Yeshua

6

2.2

1.74

0.72

0.19

21.5

0.58

858

0.2

151

8.5

78.6

31.4

222

37

9

305

130

AS 21c

80 - 505

Marya

8.24

1.9

1.22

0.63

0.16

26.5

0.4

668

0.24

139

8.2

78

30.7

207

40.5

90

425

170

Random ossuaries

AS 6c

80 - 512

Armon Hanatsiv

1

0.2

0.143

0.079

0.69

28.3

0.71

104

0.04

128

1.2

17.8

20.7

26

10.9

5.2

923

121

AS 11c

69 - 125

prob. Jerusalem

2.86

0.55

0.36

0.23

0.2

29.8

0.13

226

0.001

209

2.89

37

31.6

53.6

18.2

84

423

420

AS 18c

68 - 688

Ramat Eshkol

0.98

0.21

0.13

0.11

0.413

28

0.08

76.6

0.002

33

1.1

28

24

16.6

7.21

2.24

308

176

GSI

AS 51

James son of Joseph

5.93

1.78

1.14

0.56

0.49

27.2

0.5

1400

7.24

350

11

100

1119

300

21

142

534

425

brother of Jesus