39683
Title Of Article Chaper
Instrumental neutron activation analysis of pottery for provenance study
Title Of Journal Book
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Volume
99
Issue
2
Pages
345-358
Collation
2 figures 4 tables
Reference Bibliography
Bibliog.: p. 357-358
Publisher
Elsevier Sequoia S. A.
Publisher City
Lausanne
ISSN
0236-5731
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
A scheme for INAA of pottery is proposed. The combination of 3 irradiations - epithermal and pile (short and long time) and 6 measurements (2 times after each irradiation) enables the determination of Al, As, Au, Ba, Br, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Dy, Eu Fe, Hf, K, La, Lu, Mg, Mn, Na, Nd, Rb, Sb, Sc, Si, Sm, Ta, Tb, Th, Ti, U, V and Yb. The accuracy and precision of the method is evaluated by analysis of standard reference materials (USGS-BCR-1, USGS-W-1, ZGI-TB). The applicability of the method is demonstrated by analysis of 15 sgraffito ceramics from XV - XVIII cc. from Tzarevetz, Veliko Tirnovo (Bulgaria). The results from the clustering of the analytical data are presented and discussed. Analysis of ceramics can aid in their conservation. -- CAL
Keywords
pottery;instrumental neutron activation analysis;provenience study; INAA; sgraffito ceramics CAL
pub_id
39683