Forensic Anthropologists Test Bones for the Presence of Different Isotopes

question 10

Multiple Choice

Forensic anthropologists test bones for the presence of different isotopes of carbon and strontium to provide clues as to where a person lived and how long they lived in that area.Strontium is an element found in dissolved groundwater.Stable isotopes of carbon are found in food.Which stable isotopes of carbon were used to do an analysis of the skeletal remains of the Jamestown colonist mentioned in the text?

• A)carbon-10 and and carbon-11
• B)carbon-11 and carbon-12
• C)carbon-12 and carbon-13
• D)carbon-13 and carbon-14

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