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Table 2 Szoor Parameters: original and simplified as proposed in this study

From: Archaeometric classification of ancient human fossil bones, with particular attention to their carbonate content, using chemometrics, thermogravimetry and ICP emission

Sample number

Szoor’s steps

Szoor’s parameters

Simplified parameters

A

B

C

A + B

(A + B)/C

B

B/C

1

7.6

29.3

1.9

36.9

19.4

29.3

15.4

2

8.3

28.0

2.0

36.3

18.1

28.0

14.0

3

6.7

28.5

1.7

35.2

20.7

28.5

16.8

4

7.1

30.6

2.0

37.7

18.9

30.6

15.3

5

8.6

29.1

1.5

37.7

25.1

29.1

19.4

6

8.2

27.0

1.1

35.2

32.0

27.0

24.5

7

6.1

31.4

1.4

37.5

26.8

31.4

22.4

8

8.2

26.9

1.9

35.1

18.5

26.9

14.2

9

8.3

28.2

1.4

36.5

26.1

28.2

20.1

10

8.1

28.6

2.0

36.7

18.3

28.6

14.3

11

7.3

26.3

2.0

33.6

16.8

26.3

13.1

12

7.1

24.1

3.6

31.2

8.67

24.1

6.69

13

6.9

27.7

2.1

34.6

16.5

27.7

13.2

14

4.8

5.4

1.5

10.2

6.80

5.4

3.60

15

6.6

4.3

3.9

10.9

2.79

4.3

1.10

16

7.6

8.0

4.7

15.6

3.32

8.0

1.70

17

5.6

7.8

4.5

13.4

2.98

7.8

1.73

18

6.8

5.1

3.8

11.9

3.13

5.1

1.34

19

6.0

3.1

4.1

9.1

2.22

3.1

0.76

20

5.9

4.0

2.8

9.9

3.54

4.0

1.43

21

5.9

6.1

3.1

12.0

3.87

6.1

1.97

22

6.6

5.9

5.1

12.5

2.45

5.9

1.16

23

7.2

6.1

3.6

13.3

3.69

6.1

1.69

  1. RSD% ≤ 1.5 for all % mass loss values at the steps A, B and C.