One of the objectives in calcium phosphate research is to obtain a biomaterial with a degree of crystallinity and structure that resembles bone. These bone-like materials are normally characterized by different spectrometric techniques, more commonly with FTIR. FTIR-DRIFT (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy – diffuse reflectance infrared reflection) can be used to identify and characterize absorption bands in calcium phosphates with a similar chemistry, but different structure and bonding: human bone, archaeological bone, mammoth tusk and ivory. The bonding footprint from FTIR-DRIFT is important in many industries, including medicine, archaeology, gemmology and customs. The objectives of this work is to source different apatite based materials from animal and human origin and compare these with synthesized apatite of low crystallinity.